"nannu" meaning in Sicilian

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Noun

Forms: nanni [plural], nanna [feminine]
Etymology: Compare Italian nonno. Etymology templates: {{cog|it|nonno}} Italian nonno Head templates: {{head|scn|noun|plural|nanni|feminine|nanna|g=m}} nannu m (plural nanni, feminine nanna)
  1. grandfather Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-nannu-scn-noun-ercEmXNZ Categories (other): Sicilian terms with collocations
  2. Local folkloric figure personification of Carnival, a dummy resembling a devil that is lit up at the end of the festivities. Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Characters from folklore, Personifications
    Sense id: en-nannu-scn-noun-scn:Carnival Categories (other): Sicilian terms with collocations, Sicilian usage examples with omitted translation, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 35 3 23 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 2 21 41
  3. (colloquial) Term to address old men. grandpa, gramps Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-nannu-scn-noun-N8QNmo8m Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Sicilian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 1 35 3 23 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 35 2 21 41 Disambiguation of Sicilian entries with incorrect language header: 13 37 50
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          "english": "to shake, to be unstable (literally, “to be like my grandfather's teeth”)",
          "text": "jiri comu li ganghi di me nannu",
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        },
        {
          "english": "past things (literally, “one's grandfather's old papers”)",
          "text": "li cartuleggi di so nannu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Chi ura di chiànciri a me nannu!",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Cu voli a so nannu si lu preja.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Si me nannu nun fussi mortu, ancora sarrìa vivu.",
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        {
          "text": "nannu (di) Carnilivari",
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        },
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          "english": "to burn the nannu",
          "text": "mòriri lu nannu",
          "type": "example"
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    "it:Carnevale di Sciacca",
    "it:Peppe Nappa"
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          "text": "jiri comu li ganghi di me nannu",
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        },
        {
          "english": "past things (literally, “one's grandfather's old papers”)",
          "text": "li cartuleggi di so nannu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Chi ura di chiànciri a me nannu!",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Cu voli a so nannu si lu preja.",
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        },
        {
          "text": "Si me nannu nun fussi mortu, ancora sarrìa vivu.",
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