pizzo
English edit
Noun edit
pizzo
- A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as methamphetamine.
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Either from an onomatopeic root[1] or from Lombardic (s)pizza, whence German Spitze (“peak”).
Noun edit
pizzo m (plural pizzi)
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
pizzo m (plural pizzi)
- (slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia