granciu

== Sicilian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Latin cancer, cancrum (“crab”). Cognate with Italian granchio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈ(ɡ)ɾan.t͡ʃʊ/, [ˈɣɾan-], [ɣəˈɾan-] Hyphenation: gràn‧ciu Homophones: aranciu, agranciu, garanciu === Noun === granciu m (plural granci) crab (Brachyura) Dormi pateḍḍa, ca lu granciu vigghia! ― Sleep, limpet, while the crab stays awake! ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: granċ → Tunisian Arabic: قرنجو (granju, “Carcinus aestuarii”) === References === === Further reading === Traina, Antonino (1868), “granciu”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, pages 1885–1886