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单词 siciliano
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siciliano

[ si-sil-ee-ah-noh ]
/ sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ noʊ /

noun, plural si·cil·i·a·nos.

a graceful folk dance of Sicily.
the music for this dance.
Also si·cil·i·a·na [si-sil-ee-ah-nah, -nuh]. /sɪˌsɪl iˈɑ nɑ, -nə/.

Origin of siciliano

1715–25; <Italian: literally, Sicilian

Words nearby siciliano

sice, sicht, Sichuan, Sicilia, Sicilian, siciliano, Sicilian Vespers, Sicilies, Two, Sicily, sick, sick and tired
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Example sentences from the Web for siciliano

  • Poor Siciliano had to waste his power in occasional poems for his subsistence, and was thus unable to produce any lasting work.

    History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
  • It is worth twenty-five lire, but I will make a special price for you because you love Sicily and are like a Siciliano.

    The Call of the Blood|Robert Smythe Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for siciliano

siciliano
/ (sɪˌsɪlɪˈɑːnəʊ, ˌsɪtʃɪˈljɑːnəʊ) /

noun plural -ianos

an old dance in six-beat or twelve-beat time
music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance

Word Origin for siciliano

Italian: Sicilian
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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