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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Lombardic strozzā (“throat”).
Noun
strozza f (plural strozze)
- throat
- Synonyms: (informal) gargarozzo, gola, (obsolete) gorga, (uncommon) gorgozzule
Derived terms
Further reading
- strozza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- strozza in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
strozza
- inflection of strozzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative