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Sicilian
Etymology
Possibly from litra (“unit of measure for oil, litre”).
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Adjective
litraru (feminine singular litrara, masculine and feminine plural litrari)
- (central Calabria, often nominalized) lazy, idler, good-for-nothing
Descendants
References
- Francesco Scerbo (1886) “litràru”, in Sul Dialetto Calabro (in Italian), page 100
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 719: “pigro” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it