sciore

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin flōrem.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈʃoːrə]
  • (Castelmezzano) IPA(key): [ˈfjoːrə]

Noun

sciore m (plural sciure)

nu sciore russo
a red flower
  1. (also figurative) flower, bloom, blossom
  2. flour

Derived terms

  • sciurillo

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1357: “un fiore; conoscere i fiori” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “sciore”, in Schedario Napoletano
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