àguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

jàguru, jàvuru, jàuru, jàjiru (orthographic, diphthongized)
àvuru, àuru, àjiru (orthographic, dialectal variants)
avuru, auru, airu, jauru, jairu (non-orthographic, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). Compare Sicilian ciàguru, Sicilian nìguru, Sicilian màguru.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈa.ʊ.ɾʊ/ (Prevalent)
IPA^(key): /ˈja.ʊ.ɾʊ/ (Diphtongized)
IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɪ.ɾʊ/ (Unstressed ⟨u⟩ tends to /ɪ/)
Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru

Adjective

àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)

sour, vinegary

Related terms

agustusu
amaru
aruci
duci
nzìpitu
salatu
scìpitu

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