càntaru

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos). Compare Italian cantero.

Noun

càntaru m needs inflection

  1. chamber pot
    Synonyms: còmmuda, matara, cascetta, (humorous) capitanu
    pezza di càntaru (literally “chamber pot towel”)

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 673
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “càntaru”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 248
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “càntaru”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 138
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