virigogna

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • virvogna, virboɡna
  • vrigogna, vrivogna
  • brigogna, brivogna
  • viriogna, vriogna, briogna (Eye dialect)

Etymology

From Late Latin *vereconnia, from Latin verecundia. Compare Italian vergogna. Collateral variant of virivogna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /viɾiˈ(ɡ)ɔɲ.ɲa/, /vɪ.ɾɪˈ(v)ɔɲ.ɲa/, [vɪ.ɾ(ɪ.)ˈβɔ.ɲːa]
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲɲa
  • Hyphenation: vi‧ri‧gò‧gna

Noun

virigogna f (plural virigogni)

  1. shame, disgrace, discredit, scandal
  2. embarrassment, shyness

Derived terms

  • pari a virigogna
  • sbrigugnari
  • sbrigugnata
  • sbrigugnatu

See also

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