bruddu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pasqualino connects to Ancient Greek βρύλλω (brúllō, “to ask for a drink”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bruḍḍu m (uncountable)

  1. cheerfulness
    mèttiri 'n bruḍḍu na jinìa ― to be obnoxious
    mittìrisi 'n bruḍḍu ― to become cheerful

References
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790), “bruddu”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 212
  • Traina, Antonino (1868), “bruddu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 567
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