putiga

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • putìa

Etymology

From Late Latin apothēca, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “repository”). Cognate with Corsican butteca, Dalmatian botaiga, Italian bottega, and Neapolitan puteca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈti.a/, [pʊˈti.a]
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ti‧ga

Noun

putiga f (plural putighi)

  1. shop, store, business
    Synonyms: mirceri, nicozziu
    putiga dû varberi ― barbershop
    chiùdiri a putiga ― to close the shop
  2. A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.
  3. (uncountable) Private (political or) commercial interests taken collectively.
    Quannu spidugghiava i carti pinzava a casa e putiga.
    When he dealt with his stuff he thought about his family and business.
  4. workshop, studio
    Synonyms: labburaturi, ufficina
  5. (informal) fly (opening of trousers/pants or underpants)
    averi a putiga raputa ― to have one's fly/zipper open

Derived terms

  • putijeḍḍa
  • Putijeḍḍi

See also

References

  • Traina, Antonino (1868), “putiga”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 3293
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