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Sicilian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly rom the palatalization of Latin suīllus, from Latin sūs (“swine, pork”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃuɖ.ɖu/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: ciù‧ḍḍu
Noun
ciuḍḍu m (plural ciuḍḍi)
- (specifically) A young swine, a piglet (contrasted with a porcu, an adult swine).
- Synonym: purciḍḍuzzu
- A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet; a guinea pig.
- Synonym: purciḍḍuzzu d'Innia
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