Note 23 — POPULAR MARRIAGE CUSTOMS OF SICILY.
Reading edition
Traina (Vocab. Sicil.) defines macadàru as nuptial-bed, and cites Pasqualino, who derives the word from the Arabic chadar, which signifies "bed," "couch."
Reading edition
Traina (Vocab. Sicil.) defines macadàru as nuptial-bed, and cites Pasqualino, who derives the word from the Arabic chadar, which signifies "bed," "couch."