sciara

See also: Sciara

Italian

Etymology

Sicilian sciara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈʃa.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: scià‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciare)

1. (geology, chiefly Sicily) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.

Further reading

• sciara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ascari, casari, rascia

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• xara (aulic spelling)

Etymology

Uncertain. Apparently of Arabic origin. Italian academia, in the hope of attributing a source, has over time accumulated unproven hypotheses found in Ancient Greek σκῐερός (skĭerós, “shady, dark coloured”) (in reference to the color of the lava stone) and a not better explained derivation from Latin flāgrō (“I burn”) (cfr. ciàguru for this latter).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ɾa/, [ˈʃːa.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Hyphenation: scià‧ra

Noun

sciara f (plural sciari)

1. (geology) A mound of magmatic scoriae formed along lava flows.

Derived terms

• sciara dû focu

Related terms

• bumma làvica
• calancu
• cava
• Etna
• fossu
• lava
• Muncibbeḍḍu
• parussìsimu
• piruclàsticu
• ruzziuni
• scarpata
• sdirrupu
• vaḍḍuni
• vurcanu

Descendants

• → Italian: sciara

See also

• Malupassu
• Milu
• munti Grossi
• munti Vuturi
• Niculosi
• Ragarna
• scarpa
• sceccu
• Sciacca
• sciarpa
• sciarra
• scifu
• spata
• Zaffarana