scìmia

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • scìmiu (masculinized form)
  • signa (metathesis of the palatalized consonant)

Etymology

From Latin sīmia, from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”). Compare Catalan xímia, Italian scimmia, Spanish jimia and Portuguese símia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃi.mɪ.a/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: scì‧mi‧a

Noun

scìmia f (plural scimi)

  1. monkey, simian
  2. (figurative) aper, mimic, imitator
    Synonym: scìmiu
  3. (figurative, idiomatic) drunk (drunken state)
    Synonym: signa
    Mi mbriacai comu na signa. ― I got drunk like a monkey.
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