cubba

Sicilian

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly from Arabic قُبَّة (qubba, “small tower”), from Aramaic קוּבְּתָא / ܩܘܼܒ݁ܬ݂ܵܐ (qubbəṯā). Possibly a widespread Mediterranean wanderwort, perhaps, related also to Latin cūpa (“cask; vat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewp- (“a hollow”). Cognate with Portuguese Cuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkub.ba/, [ˈkub.ba]
• Rhymes: -ubba
• Hyphenation: cùb‧ba

Noun

cubba f (plural cubbi)

1. (buildings) a Sicilian vertical building, usually cylindrical, used for storage and/or as a strategic observation point.

Derived terms

• cuntrata Cubba
• turri Cubba

 

Descendants

• → Italian: cuba, cubba, Cuba, Cubba (regional)

Related terms

• coppu
• Cubba
• cuppa
• cuppinu
• cùpula

 

See also

• carruva
• corpu
• curpa