àguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• jàguru, jàvuru, jàuru, jàjiru (orthographic, diphthongized)
• àvuru, àuru, àjiru (orthographic, dialectal variants)
• avuru, auru, airu, jauru, jairu (non-orthographic, eye dialect)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ag(u)rum, ācrus, from Latin ācer, from Proto-Italic *akris, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós (“sharp”). Compare Sicilian ciàguru, Sicilian nìguru, Sicilian màguru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.u.ru/ (Standard)
• IPA^(key): /ˈaw.ɾu/ (unstressed vowel becomes a semiconsonant)
• IPA^(key): /ˈa.vu.ɾu/ (unstressed vowel becomes a labiodental consonant)
• IPA^(key): /ˈja.u.ɾu/ (Diphthongized)
• Notes: local dialects can change unstressed vowels into [ɪ], or [ə] for Gallo-italic variants
• Hyphenation: à‧gu‧ru

Adjective

àguru (feminine singular àgura, masculine and feminine plural àguri)

1. sour, vinegary

Related terms

• agustusu
• amaru
• aruci
• duci
• nzìpitu
• salatu
• scìpitu