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Italian
Etymology
From Latin tītiōnem. Compare among others French tison, Spanish tizón and Romanian tăciune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /titˈt͡so.ne/
- Rhymes: -one
- Hyphenation: tiz‧zó‧ne
Noun
tizzone m (plural tizzoni)
- ember, live piece of coal or wood; firebrand
- (rare, literary, figurative) a wicked person
1842, Alessandro Manzoni, chapter XXIV, in I promessi sposi [The Betrothed]:«Ah anima nera! ah tizzone d'inferno!» esclamava Agnese: «ma verrà la sua ora anche per lui. […] »- “Ah, black soul! firebrand of hell!” exclaimed Agnese; “but his hour will come, too. ”
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