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sciarra

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Sicilian sciarra, from Arabic شِجَار (šijār, scuffle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈʃar.ra/
  • Rhymes: -arra
  • Hyphenation: sciàr‧ra

Noun

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sciarra f (plural sciarre)

  1. (Sicily) fight, brawl
    Synonyms: lite f, rissa f, zuffa f

Anagrams

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Sicilian

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Sicilian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia scn

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic شِجَار (šijār, scuffle). Different from scerra, this latter a variant of sferra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃɪˈaʐ.ʐa/, /ʃɪˈa.ɾːa/ (trisyllabic)
  • IPA(key): /ʃaʐ.ʐa/, /ˈʃa.ɾːa/ (faster pronunciation)
  • Hyphenation: sciàr‧ra

Noun

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sciarra f (plural sciarri)

  1. fight, brawl
  2. quarrel, row, altercation, tiff, squabble, dispute