Sicilian-English Dictionary: S-T-U-V-Z

S

sabbatu – Saturday
sacrifizziu – sacrifice
sacru – sacred
saldu – sale
sangu – blood
sanu – healthy
sapiri – to know
sapuri – taste
sartu – tailor
sarvaggiu – wild
sarvari – to save
sbrigarisi – to hurry
scandatu – afraid
scannalu – scandal
scanusciutu – stranger
scarsu – scarce
scatula – box
sceccu – donkey
scinniri – to get off, step down
scioccu – stupid
scuperta – discovery
scupiri – to discover
scuraggiutu – discouraged
scuru – dark
sempri – always
severu – severe
sfari – to undo
sicilianu – Sicilian
significari – to mean
simana – week
sinnacu – mayor
sira – evening
sissanta – sixty
sonnu – dream
sordi – money
soru – sister
spagu – string
stidda – star
surdatu – soldier
suttasupra – upside-down

T

tacchinu – turkey
tagghiari – to cut
tali – such
taliari – to look at
tappitu – rug
tarantula – spider
tartuca – turtle
tauru – bull
tavula – table
telefunu – telephone
televisioni – television
temperatura – temperature
tempu – weather; time
teniri – to hold
terribbili – terrible
terzu – third
ti – yourself
tiatru – theater
timidu – timid
timpesta – storm
tingiuti – dyed
tipu – type
tisoru – treasure
torcicoddu – stiff neck
tradizzioni – tradition
traghettu – ferry
tranquillu – tranquil
trasiri – to enter
tratturia – small restaurant
travagghiari – to work
travirsari – to cross
trenu – train
tri – three
tridici – thirteen
trumma – trumpet
truvari – to find
tu – you
tunnu – tuna
turnari – to turn
tuvagghia di bagnu – beach towel

U

u – the, it
uguali – equal
ultimu – last
u massimu – most
u megghiu – best
unna – where
unnici – eleven
unu – someone
ura – hour
uragunu – hurricane
urlari – to shout
urtu – shock
usari – to use
utili – useful

V

vagnatu – wet
vaguni – wagon
valuri – value
vanu – vain
varcocu – apricot
vasari – to kiss
vasciu – low
vasu – kiss
verbu – verb
verificari – to verify
veru – true
viaggiari – to travel
viaggiu – travel
viaggiu di nozzi – honeymoon
vicinu – near
vidiri – to see
vidua – widow
vigliaccu – coward
villaggiu – village
villutu – velvet
vinciri – to win
vinniri – to sell
vinnitta – vengeance
vintusu – windy
vinti – twenty
vinu – wine
virdura – vegetable
virgogna – shame
vistitu – costume; suit
vistu – visa
viteddu – veal
viulinu – violin
vivu – alive
vizziu – vice
volu – flight
voscu – forest
vrazzu – arm
vugghienti – hot
vugghiri – to boil
vuscari – to earn

Z

zainu – backpack
zibbibbu – Sicilian grape
ziu – uncle
zoppu – lame
zuccaru – sugar