sozzo

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin sūcidus, probably through the intermediate of Old Occitan sotz.[1][2][3] Less likely directly through a Vulgar Latin form *sud(i)cius, following metathesis.[4] Doublet of sudicio and sucido. Compare Sicilian zuzzu (and zozzu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsot.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ottso
  • Hyphenation: sóz‧zo

Adjective

sozzo (feminine sozza, masculine plural sozzi, feminine plural sozze)

  1. filthy
    Synonyms: lercio, lordo, lurido, sudicio
    Antonyms: lindo, lustro, (literary) netto, pulito, (literary) terso
  2. (by extension) repulsive
    Synonyms: disgustoso, nauseante, repellente, ributtante, ripugnante, schifoso, stomachevole
    Antonyms: affascinante, attraente, seducente
  3. (obsolete) ugly, deformed
    Synonyms: brutto, deforme
    Antonyms: bello, piacevole
  4. (figurative) dishonest, vile
    Synonyms: abietto, bieco, ignobile, immondo, immorale, indegno, infame, laido, lurido, sordido, spregevole, turpe
    Antonyms: integro, onesto, puro, retto

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ sozzo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ sozzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  3. ^ sózzo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  4. ^ Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “sozzo”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati