màguru

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• màvuru, màuru, màjiru (Orthographic dialectal variants)
• mavuru, mauru, mairu (eye dialect)

Etymology

From Latin macrum, accusative of macer. Compare Italian magro and Sicilian nìguru.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Sicilian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.u.ɾu/
• (Western Sicilian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.vu.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: mà‧gu‧ru

Adjective

màguru (feminine singular màgura, masculine and feminine plural màguri)

1. thin, lean, slim, skinny

   Antonyms: grassu, grossu

2. (of food) low-fat, lean
3. meagre, poor, scarce
4. (Food) Typical dish of eastern Sicily (Acireale and Catania mainly), consisting of a salad of edible red algae, seasoned with lemon and salt, belonging to the species Chondrus crispus, Calliblepharis jubata, Grateloupia filicina, Gigartina acicularis

Related terms

• autu
• grossu
• nìguru
• siccu
• vasciu

 

Descendants

• → Italian: Magro
• →? Italian: Mauro, Di Mauro

See also

• Mauru
• Di Mauru