mmunnizza
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- munnizza (lenited, dialectal)
Etymology
From Latin immunditia (“dirt, untidiness”), from immundus (“dirty”), from im- (“without, not”) + mundus (“clean, elegant”) + -itia (“-ity, -ness”). By surface analysis, mmunnu (“filthy, unclean”) + -izza (“-ity, -ness”). Cognate with Catalan immundícia, French immondice, Neapolitan monnezza, Italian monnezza ~ immondezza ~immondizia, Romagnol immundìzia, Portuguese imundície, Spanish inmundicia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m.munˈnit.t͡sa/, [m(ː)ʊˈnːi.t͡sːa]
- Rhymes: -itt͡sa
- Hyphenation: mmun‧nìz‧za
Noun
mmunnizza f (plural mmunnizzi)
- rubbish, garbage, trash, litter
- Synonyms: craxu, ngraxu, fumeri, lurdìa
- (figurative) a person who is somehow detestable, unpleasant or loathsome beacause of obscene, vulgar or abusive behaviour or speaking.
- (figurative, derogatory, by extension) a person who is disgusting, repulsive, dishonest.
Derived terms
- mmunnizzaru
Related terms
- munnari
- munnu
- rimunnari