cavuliceddu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

cavulicèddu, cauliceddu, caulicèddu

Etymology

From Latin caulis (“stem”).

Noun

cavuliceddu m (plural cavuliceddi)

  1. (botany) cole, or various plants in the brassica family (cabbages, mustards, rapes)
  2. generally any such edible plant, cultivated or gathered in the wild.
    • 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. 1, XIX Lu Scavu
      era un cavuciliddaru (sic.), […] jennu a cavuliceddi, 'un avia pututu truvari mancu un filu d'erva (a broccoli-rabe-gatherer […] searching for broccoli-rabe could not find a single leaf of the herb.)
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