Carusu
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Carusu is the Sicilian word for "boy" and is derived from the Latin carus which means "dear". In the mid-1800s through the early 1900s in Sicily, carusu was used to denote a "mine-boy", a labourer in
Group of carusi in the sulfur mines of Sicily, 1894
Carusi (boys) before a sulfur mine, 1899 (Photo: Eugenio Interguglielmi)
Group of carusi in the sulfur mines of Sicily, 1894
Sicilian language
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Sicilian is a Romance language that is spoken on the island of Sicily and its satellite islands. It belongs to the broader Extreme Southern Italian language group.
Carusu
…Carusu (plural carusi) is the Sicilian word for "boy" and is derived from the Latin carus which means "dear". In the mid-1800s through the early 1900s in Sicily, carusu was used to denote a…
A misspelled sign in Sicilian at Santo Stefano di Camastra, Messina
Minchia: graffiti in Turin, January 2017