caciu nta li maccarruna

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “cheese on macaroni”. Same as Italian cacio sui maccheroni.

Phrase

caciu nta li maccarruna m (uncountable)

  1. a perfect situation
    càdiri lu caciu nta li maccarruna ― to happen at the right moment
    È comu lu caciu nta li maccarruna.
    It's perfect.

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “càciu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 607
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