siciliana

si·cil·i·a·no

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [si-sil-ee-ah-noh]
- /sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ noʊ/
- /sˌɪsɪliːˈɑːnə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-sil-ee-ah-noh]
- /sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ noʊ/

Definitions of siciliana word

noun plural siciliana a graceful folk dance of Sicily. 1
noun plural siciliana the music for this dance. 1

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Origin of siciliana

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

1715-25; < Italian: literally, Sicilian

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Parts of speech for Siciliana

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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siciliana popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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