jissu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

ghissu

Etymology

From Latin gypsum. Compare Italian gesso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjissu/

Noun

ghissu m

gypsum
something made from gypsum
chalk

References

Traina, Antonino (1868) “jissu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2172
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gypsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 357

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