pezzo

Italian

Etymology 1

Variant of pezza.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛt.t͡so/
Rhymes: -ɛttso
Hyphenation: pèz‧zo

Noun

pezzo m (plural pezzi)

Derived terms

pezzettino
pezzetto (“small bit”)
pezzettone
pezzo da novanta (“big shot”)
pezzo di merda (“piece of crap”)
pezzo di terra (“area of land”)
pezzo di terreno (“area of land”)
pezzo grosso
pezzo musicale (“musical composition”)
pezzone
spezzare (“to break up”)

Related terms

pezza

Etymology 2

With a gender shift, from Latin picea, derived from pix (“pitch, tar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpet.t͡so/
Rhymes: -ettso
Hyphenation: péz‧zo

Noun

pezzo m (plural pezzi)

(archaic, northern Italy) Synonym of abete rosso (“Norway spruce”)

Further reading

pèzzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
pézzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

pozze

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