zàgara

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • zàjira (ɪ-coloured spelling)
  • zagara, zaara, zara (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Arabic زَهْرَة (zahra, “flower, blossom”), from the same root as زَهَرَ (zahara, “to shine, to sparkle white”). Cognate to Spanish azahar and Galician azar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡sa.a.ɾa/, [ˈt͡sa.a.ɾa], [ˈt͡sa.ɡa.ɾa], [ˈt͡sa.(ɣ)a.ɾa], [ˈt͡sa.ɪ.ɾa]
  • Rhymes: -à, -a, -ra
  • Hyphenation: zà‧ga‧ra

Noun

zàgara f (plural zàgari)

  1. an orange blossom or, rarely, any citrus tree blossom
    Synonym: ciuri di aranciu
    Hypernym: ciuri

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: zagara
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