sarbaggiu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • sarbagghiu (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French salvage, from Vulgar Latin salvāticus, ultimately from Latin silvāticus, from By surface analysis, silva (forest) +‎ -aticus. Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic, Italian selvaggio/selvatico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saɾˈba.d͡ʒːu/, [saɾˈba.d͡ʒːʊ], [sabˈba-], [-ˈba.ɟːʊ]
  • Hyphenation: sar‧bàg‧ghiu

Adjective

sarbaggiu (feminine singular sarbaggia, masculine and feminine plural sarbaggi)

  1. (generally) wild, untamed, free; belonging to nobody.
    1. (Fauna, Flora) wild
    2. (of animals) untamed
    3. (of humans) untamed, free in nature
      1. (by extension, quasi-derogatory) antisocial
        Synonyms: asuciali, rumitu, zurbu

Derived terms

  • nzarbaggiri
  • nzarbaggiutu
  • sarbaggiumi

Descendants

  • → Italian: Salvaggio

See also

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