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Where does “sciarra” come from?

sciarra (Sicilian) comes from Arabic شِجَار — scuffle.

sciarra (Sicilian): fight, brawl; quarrel, row, altercation, tiff,...

Definitions

  1. fight, brawl; quarrel, row, altercation, tiff,...

Ancestry of “sciarra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicشِجَارscuffle

Words derived from “sciarra”

  • sciarra
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