taḍḍarita
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== Sicilian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
taḍḍarica
tutturiḍḍa
=== Etymology ===
From an earlier Vulgar Latin *tallarita, from the metathesis of λαχταρίδα (lachtarída), possibly through νυχτερίδα (nukhterída), from νυκτερίς (nukterís).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Sicilian) IPA(key): /taɖ.ɖaˈɾi.ta/, [taɖ.ɖaˈɾi.ta], [-ˈɾi.ka]
Hyphenation: ta‧ḍḍa‧rì‧ta
=== Noun ===
taḍḍarita f (plural taḍḍariti)
A bat
Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.
(by association) A bowtie
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Italian: Tallarita
→ Translingual: Tadarida