cunigghiu

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Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin cunīculus. Judging by its consonantism, borrowed from some Western Romance dialect, perhaps Gallo-Italic. Compare Italian coniglio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈniɡ.ɡju/
  • Hyphenation: cu‧nìg‧ghiu

Noun

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cunigghiu m

  1. rabbit

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Giovanni Ruffino (1997) “Sicily”, in Martin Maiden, Mair Parry, editors, The Dialects of Italy, Abingdon, Oxon.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 373.
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