sciuscià

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English shoeshine. Said by poor Neapolitan children who worked as shoeshiners on the streets during the American occupation of Naples during the Second World War.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ʃuʃˈʃa/*
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: sciu‧scià

Noun

sciuscià m (invariable)

  1. shoeshine
  2. shoeblack / bootblack (person)

Neapolitan

Verb

sciuscià

  1. Alternative spelling of sciosciare (“to blow”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English shoeshine.

Noun

sciuscià m (uncountable)

  1. shoeshine
  2. shoeblack / bootblack (person)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.