morbu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin morbus (“illness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔɾ.bu/, [ˈmɔɾ.bʊ], [ˈmwɔɾ.bʊ], [-βʊ], [-b.bʊ], [-v.vʊ]
  • Hyphenation: mòr‧vu

Noun

morbu m (uncountable)

  1. snot (nose mucus)
    Synonyms: brugghiu, muccu, mòcculu, mòccaru
  2. (medicine, zoology) glanders
  3. (general sense) illness
    Synonyms: malatìa, rifridduri, corpu d'aria

Derived terms

  • ammurbari
  • ammurbatu
  • murbiḍḍu

See also

  • aricchiuni
  • herpes
  • irpiti
  • russànija
  • sèttima malatìa
  • variceḍḍa
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