THE NICKNAMES

GROUP 3
THE NICKNAMES ALLUDED TO PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OR OTHER TRAITS, REAL OR PERCEIVED OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY. AGAIN IT SHOULD BE POINTED OUT THAT NO MALICE AND VULGARITY WERE EVER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE NICKNAMES

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CAFITTIERE   COFFEE MAKER
CAMINAPIANE   WALKS SOFTLY
CAPILLARE   HAIR BUYER
CIAVÀGLIE   ONOMATOPEIC WORD FOR STUTTERER
CARBUNIERE   POLICE OFFICER
CAVALIERE   KNIGHT
CHIUCHITTE   A FOOTWEAR MADE WITH RUBBER TIRE
CICATIELLE   BLIND
CIUOPPE   LAME
CONCIACÒSCINE   FIXER OF SIFTERS
CONTE   COUNT
CORE DI DDIECE   HEART OF TEN (euphemism for a blasphemy)
CUCCHIERE   CARRIAGE DRIVER
CUCUCCILLE   COURGETTE
CUSTODE   CUSTODIAN
DDRAGHE   DRAGON (size or look?)
FIRRARE   BLACKSMITH
FRADDIÀVELE   BROTHER DEVIL
FRUSCIUTE   WHO SPEAKS IN A NASAL TONE
GUARDIJENE   WATCHMAN
L'AFRICANE   THE AFRICAN
LU SURDE   THE DEAF
MANOCCHIE   WITH ONE HAND (or impaired in one hand)
MARISCIALLE   MARSHALL (a leading person)
MINSÙ  
a mispronunciation of the French
MONSIEUR, the title given to culinary chefs
MUSTACCIONE   WITH LARGE MOUSTACHES
NIRE (DI FONZE)   BLACK (the dark person from the Alphonse family)
PAZZARIELLE   CRAZY, A LITTLE CRAZY
PICCINE   SMALL (man)
PRIJTUOZZE   LITTLE PRIEST, PRIEST LIKE PERSON
PRIZIJOSE   PRECIOUS
PUPPARE   PIPE MANUFACTURER
RICCHIONE   BIG EARS (never with the meaning of homosexual)
RICIVITORE   RECEIVER (probably of mail)
RUSCILLE   RED, REDDISH (complexion?)
SALVAGGE   WILD OR NOT SOCIABLE
SBANDATE   THAT WALKS UNEVENLY
SCARPISCIUOLTE   UNTIED SHOES
SCIMARIELLE   A LITTLE FOOL
SENZA CAPPIELLE   WITHOUT A HAT
SINICARIELLE   LITTLE MAYOR
SIRPARE   SNAKE CHARMER?
SPUZIJELE   ARCH. WORD FOR DRUGGIST
STAGNARE   TINSMITH
STREPPA CAPILLE   TEAR HAIR OUT
STRICARELLE   LITTLE WITCH (in appearance?)
TABBACCUSE   WHO USES TOBACCO
ZINGARELLE   A LITTLE GYPSY
ZÙCCHERE   SUGAR (sweet disposition?)
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