lettiga
/lɛˈtiːɡə/Now historical
noun
In Sicily: a kind of sedan chair, carried by mules, in which two people sit facing one another.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Washington Irving (1783–1859), author. From Italian lettiga from classical Latin lectīca litter from lectus bed, couch + -īca, suffix forming nouns.
- higher-up
- highest common factor
- highest good
- highest-ranking
- high explosive
- highfalutin
- highfalutination
- highfaluting
- high farming
- high fashion
- high-fat
- high-fed
- high-fiber
- high-fibre
- high fidelity
- high finance
- high-finished
- high five
- high-flash
- high-flashpoint
- high-flier
- high-flown
- high-flux
- high-flyer
- high-flying