manciaciumi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Distortion of French démangeaison f (“an itching”). Hence not derived from manciari (“to eat”) +‎ ciumi (“river(s)”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌma.nt͡ʃaˈçu.mi/, [ˌma.nt͡ʃaˈçu.mɪ], [-ˈt͡ʃu-], [-ˈʃu-]
  • Rhymes: -umɪ
  • Hyphenation: man‧cia‧ciù‧mi

Noun

manciaciumi f

  1. an itching, itch
    Synonym: chiuritu m
    Ti facisti vèniri a manciaciumi?! ― Did you get a itch?!

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868), “manciaciumi, manciaciuni”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2358
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