puddastra

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • puḍḍastra

Etymology

From Late Latin pullastra, from Latin pullus (“chick, chicken”) + -aster, from Proto-Indo-European *polH- (“animal young”). Compare Italian pollastro, pollastra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʊɖˈɖaʂːɽa/, [pʊ̠ɖˈɖäʂ.ʂɽɑ̝]
  • Hyphenation: puḍ‧ḍàs‧tra

Noun

puddastra f (plural puddastri)

  1. chick, chicken
    Synonyms: puḍḍicinu, puḍḍu
  2. pullet, young hen
    Synonyms: gaḍḍina, jaḍḍina
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