spàraciu

See also: sparaciu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • spàriciu (i-coloured variant)
  • sparaciu (Eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin sparagus, asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος (aspáragos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspa.ɾa.ʃu/, [ˈspa.ɾa.ʃʊ], [ˈspa.ɾɪ.ʃʊ], [ˈʃpa-]
  • Rhymes: -ˈaɾaʃʊ, -aɾɪʃʊ
  • Hyphenation: spà‧ra‧ciu

Noun

spàraciu m (plural spàraci)

  1. asparagus

Derived terms

  • ricota dî spàraci
  • sparacogna

Descendants

  • Italian: Sparacio, Sparascio

See also

  • arrìganu
  • cipuḍḍazza
  • mafalufa
  • malauffa
  • porru
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