Saragusa

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • Sarausa (pronunciation spelling)
  • Siragusa, Sirausa (Italianization)

Etymology

From Latin Syrācūsae, from Ancient Greek Συρᾱ́κουσαι (Surā́kousai). Cognate with Italian Siracusa and French and English Syracuse. Compare by the way also Old Spanish Saragoça and Basque Zaraus

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa.ɾaˈu.sa/
  • IPA(key): (older pronunciation) [sa.ɾaˈɡu.sa]
  • Rhymes: -usa
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧ra‧gù‧sa

Proper noun

Saragusa f

  1. Syracuse (a province of Sicily, Italy)
  2. Syracuse (a port, the capital city of the province of Syracuse, Sicily, Italy)
  3. a surname

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • saragusanità
  • saragusanu

Descendants

  • → Italian: Siragusa
    • → English: Siragusa
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