zitto

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Italian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Sicilian zittu and zittìrisi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zit.to/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sit.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: zìt‧to

Adjective

zitto (feminine zitta, masculine plural zitti, feminine plural zitte)

  1. quiet, silent

Interjection

zitto

  1. be quiet!, shush!, sh!

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ zitto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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