buzzo

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbud.d͡zo/, (most common outside Tuscany) /ˈbut.t͡so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -uddzo, (most common outside Tuscany) -uttso
  • Hyphenation: bùz‧zo

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Adjective

buzzo (feminine buzza, masculine plural buzzi, feminine plural buzze) (Tuscan)

  1. sulky, frowning
    Synonyms: taciturno, accigliato, imbronciato
    • (Can we date this quote?), Mario Pratesi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      se ne stava lì buzzo buzzo, e Giorgio si domandava perché l’umore dell’amico si fosse a un tratto così cambiato
      he just stood there all sulky, and Giorgio wondered why the friend's mood suddenly changed this much
  2. (weather) anticipating rain; cloudy, rainy, dreary
    Synonyms: nuvoloso, piovoso, grigio, uggioso
    cielo buzzo ― rainy sky
    tempo buzzo ― dreary weather

Further reading

  • buzzo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • buzzo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • buzzo2 in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • buzzo1 in sapere.it (Dictionary) – De Agostini Editore
  • buzzo (aggettivo) in sapere.it (Encyclopedia) – De Agostini Editore

Etymology 2

Uncertain, though most likely akin to buzzico of presumed Arabic origin.

Noun

buzzo m (plural buzzi)

  1. (rare) belly of an animal (especially of birds)
    Synonyms: ventre, pancia, stomaco, interiora, epa
    avere il buzzo ― to have a fat belly (said of birds who have such because they have eaten wet grass)
  2. tripe
    Synonym: trippa
  3. (colloquial) a fat person's belly; paunch, potbelly
    Synonym: pancia
    mettere su il buzzo ― to get fat
    riempirsi il buzzo ― to fill the belly; to eat one's fill
    avere il buzzo pieno ― to have a full stomach; to be full
  4. (northern Italy) a type of beehive
    Synonyms: bugno, arnia

Further reading

  • buzzo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • buzzo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • buzzo1 in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • buzzo2 in sapere.it (Dictionary) – De Agostini Editore
  • buzzo (sostantivo) in sapere.it (Encyclopedia) – De Agostini Editore
  • buzzo in sapere.it (Synonyms) – De Agostini Editore

References

  1. ^ buzzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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