nzagareḍḍa
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- nzareḍḍa, nzaareḍḍa, nzajareḍḍa (orthographic variants)
- nzaredda, nzaaredda, nzajaredda (non-orthographic variants)
Etymology
From 'n + zàgara (“orange blossom”) + -eḍḍu (diminutive suffix), from Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”). Doublet of nzagareḍḍu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nˌt͡sa.aˈɾɛɖ.ɖa/, [nˌt͡sa.(ɣ)aˈɾɛ.ɖ(ː)a], [nˌt͡saːˈɾ-], [nˌt͡sa.jaˈɾ-]
- Rhymes: -ɛɖɖa
- Hyphenation: nza‧ga‧rè‧ḍḍa
Noun
nzagareḍḍa f (plural nzagareḍḍi)
- (eastern Sicily) Rolled and colored paper strips, used during religious folk festivals, generally thrown through mortars in front of spectators.
- Any object that once closed can later figuratively blossom
Related terms
- bumma
- casteḍḍu di focu
- festa dû pajisi
- murtaru
- Ntuppateḍḍi
- santu patronu
- sciuta
- trasuta
Descendants
- Italian: nzareddi (masculine plural)