craxì

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • crasì (non palatalized)
  • craxi, crasci (Latin accent spellings)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italiot Greek crasì, ultimately from Byzantine Greek κρασίον (krasíon), a diminutive of Ancient Greek κρᾶσις (krâsis, mixture, blending). Cognate with Greek κρασί (krasí). Akin to crasi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kraˈʃi/, [kraˈʃ(ː)i]
  • IPA(key): /kraˈsi/
  • Rhymes: -ʃʃi, -si
  • Hyphenation: cra‧xì

Noun

craxì m

  1. wine
    Synonym: vinu

Derived terms

See also