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Sicilian
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Lombardic zekka, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō. Compare German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick, Italian zecca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sik.ka/ (standard)
- Hyphenation: zìc‧ca
Noun
zicca f (plural zicchi)
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida, a tick.
- Hypernym: aràcniti
- (figurative) pest, arsewipe (annoying person)
- Synonyms: càmula, càlima, camurrìa, lagna, lamintela, siḍḍu
Si' propia na zicca, làssami nnâ paci!- You are sauch a pest, leave me alone!
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