cavuliciddaru

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • cauliciddaru
  • cavulicciddaru

Etymology

From cavuliceddu (“cole”, from Latin caulis (“stem”)) +‎ -aru.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kavʊlɪçɪɖˈɖaɾʊ/

Noun

cavuliciddaru m (plural cavuliciddari)

  1. a broccoli-gatherer, a cabbage-seller
  2. more generally a forager from the wild, or a peddler of, edible herbaceous plants, esp. of the family Brassicaceae (coles, mustards, rapes)
    • 1875, Pitrè, Fiabe vol. VII, glossary, p. 316
      cavuliciddaru or cauliciddaru, i. a., s.m. raccoglitore o venditore de cavuliceddi e di altre erbe selvatiche.
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