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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From stizzo, an older form of tizzo (“burning piece of charcoal or wood”).
Noun
stizza f (plural stizze)
- anger, irritation, vexation, chafe
Derived terms
Further reading
- stizza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stizza
- inflection of stizzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
Sicilian
Etymology
Probably a diminutive variant of Latin stīlla (“drop”), from stīria (“frozen drop, icicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstit͡sa/ (Standard)
- Hyphenation: stìz‧za
Noun
stizza f (plural stizzi)
- drop
- (figurative, often for beverage) a few, a bite
Derived terms
Descendants