cartuleggi di so nannu

Sicilian

Etymology

Literally, “one's grandfather's old papers”.

Noun

cartuleggi di so nannu pl

  1. (figuratively) old memories, old events, old things; the past
    arriminari / jiri circannu li cartuleggi di so nannu ― to ruminate over the past / to seek profit in doubtful things

References
  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “cartuleggi”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 737
  • Pasqualino (c. 1790) “cartuleci”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 270
  • Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862) “cartulègi”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 151
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