jazzu

Sicilian

Alternative forms
  • agghiazzu, 'gghiazzu (ad + *iacium)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *iacium, from the same root of Latin iaceō (“I lie, recline”). Compare Italian giaccio (“pen for sheep”) (also diaccio and addiaccio) and Romanian jeț.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈjat.t͡sʊ/ (Standard)
  • Hyphenation: jàz‧zu

Noun

jazzu m (plural jazza)

  1. (for humans) bed on the ground, pallet-bed
    Synonyms: lettu, littica
  2. (by extension) A makeshift bed.
  3. (for animals) a bedding, a nest, a burrow.
  4. (by extension, figurative, colloquial) a dirty or very untidy place.
    A càmmira to pari u jazzu dî porci.
    Your room looks like a pigsty.

Derived terms
  • jazzazzu
  • jazziceḍḍu
  • jazzuzzu
  • lu jazzu di li funci
  • lu jazzu di li porci
  • u jazzu dî funci
  • u jazzu dî porci
  • ganzarìa
  • purcaru

See also
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