dieri

See also: diɛri

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• dijeri

Etymology

From Arabic ديار (diyār), plural of دَار (dār, “house, building, structure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈɛ.ɾi/, [dɪˈʲɛ.ɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: di‧è‧ri

Noun

dieri f pl

1. (architecture) Sicilian rupestrian house carved into the limestone rock, found on the Hyblaean Mountains.

Derived terms

• Dieri di Baulì
• Dieri di Cavagranni
• Dieri dâ Timpa

Related terms

• appulicari
• calancu
• dammusu
• grutta
• sdirrupu
• sdirrupàrisi
• tannura
• vaḍḍi
• vaḍḍu
• vaḍḍuni

Descendants

• English: dieri
• Italian: dieri