feḍḍa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Late Latin (of)fella, from Latin offa (“a morsel, a piece”). Cognate with Greek φελλί (fellí) and Romanian felie. Compare also Italian fetta.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Sicilian) IPA(key): /ˈfɛ.ɖɖa/
  • Hyphenation: fè‧ḍḍa

Noun

feḍḍa f (plural feḍḍi)

  1. slice (of meat, cake, etc)
  2. piece
  3. (Vulgar Synecdoche) a piece of the body
    Talè, chi feḍḍa di sticchiu! ― Look, that piece of pussy!

Derived terms
  • fiḍḍiari
  • fiḍḍiatu
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