ciuri

See also: çiuri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

sciuri, çuri, çiuri, hiuri, xhiuri, xhuri, xiuri, xuri
fiuri, fluri (medieval)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flōs, flōrem (“flower”). Cognate with Neapolitan sciore and Italian fiore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈçuɾi/, [ˈçʊːɾɪ] (Older form, in dialects retaining /ç/)
IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃuɾi/, [ˈt͡ʃʊːɾɪ] (More common, in dialects merging /ç/ and /t͡ʃ/)
IPA^(key): /ˈʃuɾi/, [ˈʃʊːɾɪ] (In dialects with /t͡ʃ/ deaffrication between vowels, for example u ciuri /u ˈʃuri/)
Hyphenation: ciù‧ri

Noun

ciuri m (plural ciuri or ciura)

flower

Derived terms

ciuraru
Ciuriddia
ciuriḍḍu
ciuriḍḍuzzu
nciurata

Related terms

chianta
cimala
frasca
frasciami
fruttu
lapa
meli
milliciuri
rama
zàgara

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