fujitina

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From fujuta +‎ -ina, feminine participle of fùjiri, ultimately Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic *fugiō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌfu.iˈti.na/, [ˌfu.ɪˈti.na]
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: fu‧ji‧tì‧na

Noun

fujitina f (plural fujitini)

  1. (historical, now dated) a Sicilian elopment, a practice that used to be common in Sicily and other areas of Southern Italy, whereby a young couple would elope in order to get married against the wishes of their families.

Descendants

  • Italian: fuitina

See also

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