a cippuni

Sicilian

Etymology

From a + the singular of cippuna m pl, an augmentative of cippi m pl (“shackles”), whence also Maltese ċeppuna (“pen, fold”).

Adjective

a cippuni (invariable)

  1. in shackles, in jail, imprisoned
    Megghiu pedi a vuluni chi pedi a cippuni.
    It's better to be on the run than in captivity.
    (literally, “better quick feet than feet in shackles.”)

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