scaciuni

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word scaciuni. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word scaciuni, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say scaciuni in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word scaciuni you have here. The definition of the word scaciuni will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofscaciuni, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Sicilian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin occāsiō with apheresis. The presence of the initial s- could be the result of hypercorrection, otherwise it could derive from ex- (from) + *cāsiō (occasion, opportunity).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s(ʃ)kaˈʃuni/
  • Hyphenation: sca‧ciù‧ni

Noun

scaciuni f (plural scaciuni)

  1. pretext, excuse