stizza

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstit.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ittsa
  • Hyphenation: stìz‧za

Etymology 1

From stizzo, an older form of tizzo (burning piece of charcoal or wood).

Noun

stizza f (plural stizze)

  1. 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

  1. inflection of stizzare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. 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)

  1. drop
  2. (figurative, often for beverage) a few, a bite

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: stizza