sausizza

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • sâsizza, sasizza (synaeresis of the semiconsonant)
  • sanzizza, sansizza (dialectal, nasalization of the semiconsonant)

Etymology

From Late Latin [farta] salsīcia, ultimately from Latin sāl (salt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sauˈsit.t͡sa/, [saʊˈsi.t͡sːa], [ˈsaw-], [ˈsaː-], [ˈsa.βʊ-]
  • IPA(key): [sanˈ(t)si.t͡sːa] (nasalized)
  • Rhymes: -itt͡sa
  • Hyphenation: sau‧sìz‧za

Noun

sausizza f (plural sausizzi)

  1. sausage
  2. any sausage-shaped thing
  3. (vulgar slang) penis

Derived terms

  • sasizzuni
  • sausizzuni

See also