oceddu de la morte

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Sicilian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, death bird. Compare English deathbird.

Noun[edit]

oceddu de la morte m (plural oceddi de la morte) (Salento)

  1. owl
    Synonyms: cuccu, jacobbu, varvajanni

References[edit]

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 508: “il gufo (l'allocco)” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it