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Sicilian
Etymology
From nutricari + -èvuli. Compare Italian nutrichevole.
Adjective
nutrichìvili (invariable)
- nutritious (providing nourishment)
a. 1368, De Cruyllis–Spatafora, “Di la guardia e di la doctrina di lu cavallu”, in Libru di la Mascalchia , translation of De Medicina equorum by Giordano Ruffo, pages 11r–11v:[…] et in pirzo sunu ali corpi di li cavalli plui nutrikivili e plui saciabili.- and for this reason they are to the horses' bodies more nutritious and satiating.
Further reading
- “nutrichévole”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini