cugliutu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cōleūtus. Compare Sardinian cozudu, Spanish cojudo.

Adjective

cugliutu (feminine singular cugliuta, masculine and feminine plural cugliuti)

  1. (obsolete) uncastrated
    Antonym: crastatu
    • 1380, Documenti palermitani, 4, line 12, page 242:
      la carni di lu beccu crastatu, rotulu unu: dinari XX. la carni di l'agnellu, rotulu unu: dinari XX. la carni di lu beccu cuglutu, rotulu unu […]
      the meat of the castrated goat, one rottol: dinars XX. the meat of the lamb, one rottol: dinars XX. the meat of the uncastrated goat, one rottol […]

References
  • “cogliuto”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini
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