What language is spoken in Cádiz? An example with “Cursi”

What does that word mean?

There are several hypotheses, some more far-fetched than others. Let's keep two of them.

1st hypothesis

In the 19th century, a a French family, the Sicourts
—two sisters, dressed in the Parisian style; a bit snobbish, too prim, and quickly becoming ridiculous.
Teasing, the people of Cádiz would call out to them: “Si-Cur- Si-Cur Si-Cur-Si- Cur-Si…Cursi.”
A metathesis mocking their false elegance and used to describe pedants —the “bling bling” types of today.

No doubt a legend. Javier de Burgos, a playwright from Cádiz, based on it, which was performed in Madrid in 1899 “The Sicur Family”. The orphaned sisters, Tessi and Curt, import dresses from Paris.
They inspired the following verses: “They’ve received from Paris/the young ladies of Tesi Cur/Tesicursi-sí/Tesicursi-cur, beautiful dresses with canesú…”

2nd hypothesis

"Cursi" is said to derive from “Kursi” , meaning “chair” among 15th-century Moroccans.
The term evolved by analogy: Chair ⏩ Chair ⏩ Science ⏩ Scholar ⏩ Pedant.
This word is now common throughout Spain.

Cocteau had noted this. In *Le cordon ombilical*, a collection of memoirs written in Marbella. His thoughts can be summed up as follows: in life, you’re either “cursi” or you’re “flamenco.”

➽ To discovermore words, be sure to read✅ “El Habla de Cádiz” by Pedro M. Payán Sotomayor – Quorum Publishers