amareḍḍi

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• âmareḍḍi (Proclisis of the singular feminine definite article a)
• amareddi (Eye dialect)

Etymology

From an unattested Vulgar Latin *amārelli, from amārus (“bitter”) +‎ -ellus (“suffix added to an adjective forming a diminutive of that adjective”). Possibly by contamination of Ancient Greek μαρούλιον (maroúlion, a kind of lettuce), which is derived itself from an earlier *ἀμαρούλιον (*amaroúlion), from Latin amārus (“bitter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.maˈɾɛɖ.ɖi/ (Standard)
• Hyphenation: a‧ma‧rè‧ḍḍi

Noun

amareḍḍi

1. Hirschfeldia incana; Mediterranean mustard

Related terms

• cicoria
• jiti
• sinapa
• sinapuni