sciuscià

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English shoeshine. Said by poor Neapolitan children who worked as shoeshiners on the streets during the American occupation of Naples during the Second World War.

Noun

sciuscià m (invariable)

  1. shoeshine
  2. shoeblack / bootblack (person)

Neapolitan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃuˈʃa]

Etymology 1

From Latin sufflāre, present active infinitive of sufflō.

Verb

sciuscià

  1. to blow
Conjugation
    Conjugation of sciuscià (first conjugation)
infinitive sciuscià
gerund sciuscianno
present participle sciusciante
past participle sciusciato
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je/i' tu isso/essa nuje vuje lloro
present sciuscio sciuscie sciuscia sciusciammo sciusciate sciusciano
imperfect sciusciavo sciusciave sciusciava sciusciavamo sciusciavate sciusciavano
passato remòto sciusciaje sciusciaste sciusciaje sciusciajemo sciusciastevo sciusciajeno
future sciusciarraggio sciusciarraje sciusciarrà sciusciarrimmo sciusciarrite sciusciarranno
conditional sciusciarria sciusciarrisse sciusciarria sciusciarrissemo sciusciarrissevo sciusciarriano
compound
tenses		 passato pròssimo Use the present tense of avè plus the past participle
trapasato pròssimo Use the imperfect tense of avè plus the past participle
trapasato remòto Use the passato remòto tense of avè plus the past participle
futuro anteriore Use the future tense of avè plus the past participle
cunnizziunale passato Use the conditional tense of avè plus the past participle
imperfect subjunctive ca je/i' ca tu ca isso/ca essa ca nuje ca vuje ca lloro
sciusciasse sciusciasse sciusciasse sciusciassemo sciusciassevo sciusciassero
imperative - tu isso/essa nuje vuje lloro
sciuscia sciuscia sciusciammo sciusciate sciuscieno

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shoeshine.

Noun

sciuscià m (uncountable)

  1. shoeshine
  2. shoeblack / bootblack (person)
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