Calascibbetta
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- Scibbetta (clipping, Italianate spelling)
- Calaxibbetta, Xibbetta (aulic spellings)
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa) and a not-well-attested element, namely said to be شِبِثّ (šibiṯṯ, “anise”). Doublet of Calaxibbetta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌka.laʃ.ʃɪbˈbɛt.ta/
- Hyphenation: Ca‧la‧scib‧bèt‧ta
Proper noun
Calascibbetta m
- Calascibetta (a city, in Sicily, Italy)
Derived terms
- scibbitanu
- sciurbisa
- sciurbisi
- xibbitana
- xibbitanu
Related terms
Descendants
- → Italian: Calascibetta