cchiui
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Sicilian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin plus. The initial pl- changed regularly into a geminated cchi- while the final Latin -s turned into -i as happened also in nui, vui and poi. Compare (earlier) Italian piue/più, Neapolitan cchiuje/cchiù.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]cchiui
Noun
[edit]cchiui
- A positive quantity.
- (arithmetic) A plus sign: +.