zicca
Sicilian
Etymology
Possibly borrowed from Lombardic zekka, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō. Compare German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick, Italian zecca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sik.ka/ (standard)
- Hyphenation: zìc‧ca
Noun
zicca f (plural zicchi)
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida, a tick.
- Hypernym: aràcniti
- (figurative) pest, arsewipe (annoying person)
- Synonyms: càmula, càlima, camurrìa, lagna, lamintela, siḍḍu
- Si' propia na zicca, làssami nnâ paci!
- You are sauch a pest, leave me alone!
Derived terms
- azziccari
- azziccata
- azziccatu
- ziccazza
- zicchiteḍḍa
- ziccuna