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Sicilian
Etymology
From Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡za.a.ɾa/, (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡za.ɪ.ɾa/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡za.ɡa.ɾa/ (older)
- Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra
Noun
zàgara f (plural zàgari)
- an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom
- Synonym: ciuri d'aranciu
- Hypernym: ciuri
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