zita

See also: Zita, zità, and žita

Ibanag

Noun

zitá

  1. venom

Etymology 2

Compare Tagalog ligo

Noun

zitâ

  1. south

Italian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zi.ta/, (traditional) */ˈt͡si.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: zì‧ta

Noun

zita f (plural zite, masculine zito)

  1. female equivalent of zito
    1. (archaic) unmarried girl or woman
      Synonyms: nubile, (colloquial) zitella, (colloquial, augmentative) zitellona
    2. (southern Italy, colloquial) girlfriend
      Synonyms: fidanzata, ragazza, (Northern Italy) morosa, (Tuscany) citta
  2. (usually in the plural) a single piece of ziti (larger, hollow macaroni)

Derived terms

References
  1. zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Sicilian

Etymology

Possibly a reduced from an earlier form from Vulgar Latin pittita (“small, worthless”). See above and Italian citto for more.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsi.ta/, [ˈt̪͡s̪iːt̪ä]
  • Hyphenation: zì‧ta

Noun

zita f (plural ziti, masculine zitu)

  1. girlfriend

See also
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