morbu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• morvu

Etymology

Inherited from Latin morbus (“illness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɾ.bu/, [ˈmɔɾ.bʊ], [ˈmwɔɾ.bʊ], [-βʊ], [-b.bʊ], [-v.vʊ]
• Hyphenation: mòr‧vu

Noun

morbu m (uncountable)

1. snot (nose mucus)

   Synonyms: brugghiu, muccu, mòcculu, mòccaru

2. (medicine, zoology) glanders
3. (general sense) illness

   Synonyms: malatìa, rifridduri, corpu d'aria

Derived terms

• ammurbari
• ammurbatu
• murbiḍḍu

Related terms

• frevi
• muccaturi
• stranutari
• stranutu
• tussi
• tùssiri

See also

• aricchiuni
• herpes
• irpiti
• russànija
• sèttima malatìa
• variceḍḍa