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Italian

siciliano

/si.t͡ʃiˈlja.no/adjectiveB1
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Meaning

Sicilian

In a sentence

Il mio vicino è siciliano e vive qui.

My neighbor is Sicilian and lives here.

Hai mai mangiato un dolce siciliano davvero buono?

Have you ever eaten a really good Sicilian dessert?

Non conosco bene l'accento siciliano.

I don't know the Sicilian accent well.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
sicilianomasculine · singular
sicilianafeminine · singular
sicilianimasculine · plural
sicilianefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • It agrees in gender and number: siciliano, siciliana, siciliani, siciliane.
  • Use capital S only if starting a sentence; nationality/regional adjectives are normally lowercase in Italian.
  • As a noun, it can mean a person from Sicily: un siciliano, una siciliana.
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