zizza

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Italian

Etymology

Probably of Germanic (Lombardic) origin, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (teat; nipple; breast), from Proto-Indo-European *tata- (father; parent; nipple), similar to German Zitze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): */ˈt͡sit.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ittsa
  • Hyphenation: zìz‧za

Noun

zizza f (plural zizze)

  1. (regional or archaic, informal, vulgar) boob, breast
    • 1342 ~ 1343, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Capitolo X”, in Amorosa visione:
      E ancora quivi nella sua figura / Pallida, si vedieno i due serpenti / Alle sue zizze dar crudel morsura.
      And there, on her pale figure, one could see the two snakes cruelly biting her breasts.