jittari li manu

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Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, to throw the hands. Compare Italian mettere mano.

Verb

jittari li manu

  1. to work hard
    sapiri unni jittari li manu(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    Jetta li manu e fa na frocia.
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    (literally, “He works hard and makes an omelette.”)

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “manu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 2390–2391