jancu

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• biancu (< Italian bianco)
• brancu

Etymology

From Early Medieval Latin blancus, of Frankish origin. Compare Neapolitan janco, Italian bianco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjanku/, [ˈjaŋ.kʊ]
• Hyphenation: jan‧cu

Noun

jancu m (plural janchi)

1. the white
2. white man

Adjective

jancu (feminine singular janca, masculine and feminine plural janchi)

1. white
2. pale
3. sickly

Derived terms

• agghiancari
• agghiancatu
• jancazzu
• janchiceḍḍu
• janchittu
• janculiḍḍu
• jancuni
• jancuzza
• jancuzzu
• sghiancari

 

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1575: “bianco; bianca; bianchi” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it