Liotru

liotru Sicilian Etymology From an intermediate *(I)liot(u)ru, ultimately from scn grc Ἡλιόδωρος (in particular from Heliodorus of Catania). Cognate with roa-oit Eliodoro. Pronunciation scn /liˈɔ.ʈɽu/ [lɪˈɔ.ʈɽʊ] scn Li ò tru Proper noun scn proper noun m scn male Heliodorus scn by extension the emblematic monumental howdah, placed in the central square of Catania, made of lava stone and carrying an obelisk on its back; depicting an elephant that was said to have been tamed and led by Heliodorus himself.