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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin pȳthius, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θιος (Pū́thios, “Pythian”).
Adjective
pizio (feminine pizia, masculine plural pizi, feminine plural pizie)
- (Ancient Greece, relational) epithet of the god Apollo; of Pythia
- (historical) Pythian
- Synonym: pitico
Etymology 2
From New Latin pȳthium, derived from Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, “I (cause to) putrefy”).
Noun
pizio m (plural pizi)
- (zoology) a member of the Pythium taxonomic genus, of molds.