quagghia

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Late Latin quaccola.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: quàg‧ghia

Noun

quagghia f

  1. quail
    • 1874, Lionardo Vigo, Raccolta amplissima di canti popolari siciliani, page 369:
      E 'nti ssa strada cci abita 'na quagghia, / La vannu cacciannu li spriveri; / [...]
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