Meanings
Origin
- Arabicقَلْعَةْ أَبُو شَامَة
- Old SicilianBuxema
- SicilianBuscema
- ItalianBuscemi
- EnglishBuscemi
From Italian Buscemi, from Sicilian Buscema, from Old Sicilian Buxema, from Arabic قَلْعَةْ أَبُو شَامَة (qalʕat ʔabū šāma), meaning “Castle of the man with the mole”.
More words from Italian, Sicilian, Old Sicilian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κασμέναι
- Κασμέναι (Kasménai)city of Sicily
Arabic قَلْعَة أَبِي شَامَة
- قَلْعَة أَبِي شَامَة (qalʕat ʔabī šāma)city of Sicily
Bulgarian Бушеми
- Бушеми (Bušemi)city of Sicily
Chinese Mandarin 布謝米 /布谢米
- 布謝米 /布谢米 (Bùxièmǐ)city of Sicily
Finnish Buscemi
- Buscemicity of Sicily
French Buscemi
- Buscemicity of Sicily
Greek Μπουσέμι
- Μπουσέμι (Bousémi)city of Sicily
Italian Buscemi
- Buscemicity of Sicily
Japanese ブシェミ
- ブシェミ (Bushemi)city of Sicily
Latin Buxema
- Buxemacity of Sicily
Portuguese Buscemi
- Buscemicity of Sicily
Romanian Buscemi
- Buscemicity of Sicily
Russian Бушеми
- Бушеми (Bušemi)city of Sicily
Ukrainian Бушемі
- Бушемі (Bušemi)city of Sicily
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Buscemi
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APA
Buscemi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscemi
MLA
“Buscemi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscemi. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Buscemi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Buscemi.
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