piccaturi

Sicilian

FWOTD – 6 July 2014

Etymology

From Latin peccātor, peccātōrem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɪk.kaˈtu.rɪ]
• Hyphenation: pic‧ca‧tù‧ri

Noun

piccaturi m (plural piccatura)

1. sinner
   • 1885, Thomas Frederick Crane, Italian popular tales, page 362:

     Chianci lu giustu pri lu piccaturi.

     The just suffers for the sinner.

Related terms

• piccari
• piccatu