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Sicilian
Alternative forms
- gurpi (homophonous allographic variant)
- vulpi, gulpi (obsolete, non rhotacized)
Etymology
From Latin vulpem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(v)uɾ.pi/,
- Hyphenation: vùr‧pi
Noun
vurpi f (plural vurpi)
- # A red fox, small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes), related to dogs and wolves, with red or silver fur and a bushy tail.
- (slang, figurative) A cunning person.
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