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chervu

Pronunciation: /ˈkervu/

“chervu” is a Sardinian word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. deer
  2. stag

adjective

  1. unripe, premature
  2. acerbic, sour, bitter

Examples

  • Sa grutta, iscoberta e esplorada dae sa Truma de Arkeo-Gututulugia "Monte Maiore" (TAG) de Thiesi, est piena de ossos fossilizados de una ispetzie de chervu estintu de su pleistocene.
  • Su bidditzolu prus mannu de sos Montes de Mola est Portu Chervu in uve bi sunt totus sos servìtzios e sas zonas cummertzales.

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Etymology

From Latin cervus, from Proto-Italic *kerwos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h₂wós, from *ḱerh₂- (“horn”). Compare Campidanese cerbu.

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