"caciu" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈka.ʃu/, [ˈka.ʃʊ] Forms: caci [plural], casu [alternative]
Rhymes: -aciu Etymology: Palatalized variant of the earlier casu, through vulgar *kas(j)u, ultimately from Latin cāseus of unknown origin. Cognate with Italian cacio Neapolitan caso, Sardinian casu, Aragonese and Spanish queso, Portuguese queijo, Aromanian cash, Romanian caș. Doublet of casu. Etymology templates: {{inh|scn|la|cāseus}} Latin cāseus, {{cog|it|cacio}} Italian cacio, {{cog|nap|caso}} Neapolitan caso, {{cog|sc|casu}} Sardinian casu, {{cog|an,es|queso}} Aragonese and Spanish queso, {{cog|pt|queijo}} Portuguese queijo, {{cog|rup|cash}} Aromanian cash, {{cog|ro|caș}} Romanian caș, {{doublet|scn|casu}} Doublet of casu Head templates: {{head|scn|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=caciu}} caciu m, {{scn-noun|cac|m|iu|i}} caciu m (plural caci)
  1. (countable and uncountable) cheese Tags: countable, masculine, uncountable Synonyms: tumazzu, furmaggiu, casu (english: outside of Sicily) Derived forms: caciu nta li maccarruna, caciu-cavaḍḍu, caciucavaḍḍu, casazzu, cascavaḍḍu
    Sense id: en-caciu-scn-noun-hzrJ~-pN Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Related terms: casaru, cagghiu, casa, cascia, casteḍḍu, cauciu, causa, furmaggiu, latti, ncasciatu, pècura, tuma, tumazzu, vacca
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cāseus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cāseus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "cacio"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian cacio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "caso"
      },
      "expansion": "Neapolitan caso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sc",
        "2": "casu"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian casu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an,es",
        "2": "queso"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese and Spanish queso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "queijo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese queijo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rup",
        "2": "cash"
      },
      "expansion": "Aromanian cash",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "caș"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian caș",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "casu"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of casu",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Palatalized variant of the earlier casu, through vulgar *kas(j)u, ultimately from Latin cāseus of unknown origin. Cognate with Italian cacio Neapolitan caso, Sardinian casu, Aragonese and Spanish queso, Portuguese queijo, Aromanian cash, Romanian caș. Doublet of casu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caci",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "caciu"
      },
      "expansion": "caciu m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cac",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "iu",
        "4": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "caciu m (plural caci)",
      "name": "scn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cà‧ciu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "caciu nta li maccarruna"
        },
        {
          "word": "caciu-cavaḍḍu"
        },
        {
          "word": "caciucavaḍḍu"
        },
        {
          "word": "casazzu"
        },
        {
          "word": "cascavaḍḍu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cheese"
      ],
      "id": "en-caciu-scn-noun-hzrJ~-pN",
      "links": [
        [
          "cheese",
          "cheese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable and uncountable) cheese"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "casaru"
        },
        {
          "word": "cagghiu"
        },
        {
          "word": "casa"
        },
        {
          "word": "cascia"
        },
        {
          "word": "casteḍḍu"
        },
        {
          "word": "cauciu"
        },
        {
          "word": "causa"
        },
        {
          "word": "furmaggiu"
        },
        {
          "word": "latti"
        },
        {
          "word": "ncasciatu"
        },
        {
          "word": "pècura"
        },
        {
          "word": "tuma"
        },
        {
          "word": "tumazzu"
        },
        {
          "word": "vacca"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tumazzu"
        },
        {
          "word": "furmaggiu"
        },
        {
          "english": "outside of Sicily",
          "word": "casu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ʃu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.ʃʊ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aciu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caciu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "caciu nta li maccarruna"
    },
    {
      "word": "caciu-cavaḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "caciucavaḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "casazzu"
    },
    {
      "word": "cascavaḍḍu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "cāseus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cāseus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "cacio"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian cacio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nap",
        "2": "caso"
      },
      "expansion": "Neapolitan caso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sc",
        "2": "casu"
      },
      "expansion": "Sardinian casu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "an,es",
        "2": "queso"
      },
      "expansion": "Aragonese and Spanish queso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "queijo"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese queijo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rup",
        "2": "cash"
      },
      "expansion": "Aromanian cash",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "caș"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian caș",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "casu"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of casu",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Palatalized variant of the earlier casu, through vulgar *kas(j)u, ultimately from Latin cāseus of unknown origin. Cognate with Italian cacio Neapolitan caso, Sardinian casu, Aragonese and Spanish queso, Portuguese queijo, Aromanian cash, Romanian caș. Doublet of casu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "caci",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "casu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "scn",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "caciu"
      },
      "expansion": "caciu m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cac",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "iu",
        "4": "i"
      },
      "expansion": "caciu m (plural caci)",
      "name": "scn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "cà‧ciu"
  ],
  "lang": "Sicilian",
  "lang_code": "scn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "casaru"
    },
    {
      "word": "cagghiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "casa"
    },
    {
      "word": "cascia"
    },
    {
      "word": "casteḍḍu"
    },
    {
      "word": "cauciu"
    },
    {
      "word": "causa"
    },
    {
      "word": "furmaggiu"
    },
    {
      "word": "latti"
    },
    {
      "word": "ncasciatu"
    },
    {
      "word": "pècura"
    },
    {
      "word": "tuma"
    },
    {
      "word": "tumazzu"
    },
    {
      "word": "vacca"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Sicilian/aciu",
        "Sicilian countable nouns",
        "Sicilian doublets",
        "Sicilian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sicilian lemmas",
        "Sicilian masculine nouns",
        "Sicilian nouns",
        "Sicilian terms derived from Latin",
        "Sicilian terms inherited from Latin",
        "Sicilian terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Sicilian uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cheese"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cheese",
          "cheese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable and uncountable) cheese"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tumazzu"
        },
        {
          "word": "furmaggiu"
        },
        {
          "english": "outside of Sicily",
          "word": "casu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "masculine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.ʃu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.ʃʊ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aciu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caciu"
}

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