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Italian
Etymology
From buzzicare + -io (frequentative).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /but.t͡siˈki.o/
- Rhymes: -io
- Hyphenation: buz‧zi‧chì‧o
Noun
buzzichio m (plural buzzichii)
- (archaic, usually Tuscany) a murmur, whisper; light noise; slight movement
- Synonyms: sussurro, mormorio, buzzico
1549, Agnolo Firenzuola, “Atto II – Scena VI”, in La trinuzia:e s'i' sentissi di nuovo buzzichio nessuno, dille ch'io ne la verrò avvisare subito, che mi par mill'ani vederla insieme con esso lui.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Further reading
- buzzichio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- buzzichio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- buzzichio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- bùzzico o buzzichìo in sapere.it (Encyclopedia) – De Agostini Editore
- buzzichio in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)