zicca

Sicilian

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Lombardic zekka, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *tīkō. Compare German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick, Italian zecca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡sik.ka/ (standard)
• Hyphenation: zìc‧ca

Noun

zicca f (plural zicchi)

1. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida, a tick.

   Hypernym: aràcniti

2. (figurative) pest, arsewipe (annoying person)

   Synonyms: càmula, càlima, camurrìa, lagna, lamintela, siḍḍu

   Si' propia na zicca, làssami nnâ paci!

   You are sauch a pest, leave me alone!

Derived terms

• azziccari
• azziccata
• azziccatu
• ziccazza
• zicchiteḍḍa
• ziccuna

Related terms

• agranciu
• agriḍḍu
• cagnolu
• furmìcula
• musca
• parpagghiuni
• sampagghiuni
• scravagghiu
• tavana

See also

• armalu
• malatìa
• nzettu
• vermu
• vestia