pizzo

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See also: Pizzo and Pizzõ

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Noun

pizzo

  1. A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as methamphetamine.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpit.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ittso
  • Hyphenation: pìz‧zo

Etymology 1

Either from an onomatopoeic root[1] or from Lombardic (s)pizza, whence German Spitze (“peak”).

Noun

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

  1. lace, needle lace
    Synonyms: merletto, trina
  2. goatee
    Synonym: pizzetto
  3. peak, spur

Etymology 2

From Sicilian pizzu.[2]

Noun

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

  1. (slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia

References

  1. ^ pizzo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ pizzo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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