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Sicilian
Etymology
Uncertain. Possibly from a conflation of Latin exfricare and extricare. Cfr. e.g. Italian sfregare and Romanian strica. Compare, for more, the variations of sciarra > strarria, sfurnari > sciurnari, sfirruzzu > scirruzzu. Compare, for a similar conflation, Latin salvare~servare > Sicilian sarbari.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʂɽiˈka.ɾi/,
- Hyphenation: stri‧cà‧ri
Verb
stricari
- to rub something against something else
- to scratch, to scrape a surface
- to rub, to wash clothes by rubbing
- to wipe with energy
- to grope, paw or fondle.
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