ammucciari

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • 'mmucciari (aphaeretic variant)

Etymology

Borrowed from Norman muchier, from Old French muchier, from Frankish *mukkjan (to hide, conceal oneself), from Proto-Germanic *mukjaną, *mūkōną (to hide, ambush), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mūg-, *(s)mewgʰ- (swindler, thief).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.mutˈtʃa.ɾi/, [amːʊˈt͡ːʃaːɾɪ]
  • Audio (eastern Sicily):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾɪ
  • Hyphenation: am‧muc‧cià‧ri

Verb

ammucciari (transitive)

  1. to hide something

Conjugation

Derived terms