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Italian
Etymology
From stizza + -etta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stitˈt͡set.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: stiz‧zét‧ta
Noun
stizzetta f (plural stizzette)
- diminutive of stizza: a petty anger or chafe
1550, Lorenzo Davidico, Anotomia delli vitii, Florence, page 251:Quanti sono subietti di continuo a una certa stizzetta che non si lascia molto conoscere. Et parlano sempre con voce alta et dicono é cosi la mia usanza di parlar alto.- Those who are constantly in the grip of some petty anger hard to understand. And they always speak loudly, and say "It is my custom to speak loudly".
1620, “Canto XVI”, in Bertoldo con Bertoldino e Cacasenno, Tomo terzo, Bologna, published 1822, page 48:Contuttociò mostrava a qualche cenno,
Che la stizzetta ancor non avea sazia- Nonetheless, his demeanor showed that his petty chafe was still not satisfied
1840, Alessandro Manzoni, “Capitolo XXVI”, in I promessi sposi, Tip. Guglielmini e Redaelli, page 503:“Ma non parlarne subito a tua madre!” disse Agnese con una certa stizzetta temperata d’amorevolezza e di pietà.- "But don't tell your mother right away!" said Agnese, with a bit of petty anger moderated by tenderness and compassion.