vuccirìa

See also: Vucciria and Vuccirìa

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • buccirìa, uccirìa, vucciarìa (non-orthographic variants)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French boucherie (“butchershop”), from Old French bouchier (“butcher”), from bouc (“he-goat”). Cognate to Catalan boqueria. Compare also beccheria.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /(v)ʊt.t͡ʃɪˈɾi.a/
  • Hyphenation: vuc‧ci‧rì‧a

Noun

vuccirìa f (plural vuccirìi)

  1. butcher's, butchershop
    Synonyms: carnizzarìa, chianca
  2. (figuratively, by extension) fuss, uproar

Descendants
  • Sicilian: Vuccirìa
    • → Italian: Vucciria (regional)

See also
  • maceḍḍu
  • scannari
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