viḍḍicu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • miḍḍicu, muḍḍicu (dissimilated)
  • viddicu, middicu, muddicu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *(um)billicus, from Latin umbilīcus. Compare the regional variants of ombelico: bellìco, villìco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viˈɖɖi.ku/, [vɪˈɖːi.kʊ], [mɪˈɖɖi.kʊ]
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ḍḍì‧cu

Noun

viḍḍicu m (plural viḍḍichi or viḍḍica)

  1. navel

See also

  • accattigghiu
  • accattigghiàrisi
  • sugghiuttu
  • suttugghiu