friddu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin frīgidus (“cold”) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, found in a Pompeian inscription), itself from frīgeō (“to be cold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfrid̪.d̪ʊ]
• Hyphenation: frìd‧du

Adjective

friddu (feminine singular fridda, masculine and feminine plural friddi)

1. cold

Antonyms

• caudu

Related terms

• rifriddatu

Noun

friddu m

1. the cold

Antonyms

• caluri/calura