pisci d'ovu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From pisci + di + ovu, Literally, “fish of egg”, because it was prepared by the lower class who could not afford fish.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌpiʃ.ʃi.ˈdɔ.vu/ (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpiʃ.ʃi.ˈɾɔ.vu/ (rhotacized)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpiʃ.ʃi.ˈɾwɔ.vu/(rhotacized and diphtongized)

Hyphenation: pì‧sci‧d'ò‧vu

Noun

pisci d'ovu m (plural pisci d'ovu)

  1. (south-eastern Sicily, dish) A dish of beaten eggs, then fried with olive oil. It can be prepared by adding breadcrumbs and grated cheese in the mix, or any other local ingredient.
    Synonyms: frittata (“omelette, frittata”), frocia

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 1006: “la frittata” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “pisci”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3107
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