ズィーティ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ziti, plural of zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), originally denoting a young boy or girl.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ズィ​ーティ [zíꜜìtì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡zʲiːtʲi]

Noun

ズィーティ • (zīti) 

1. ziti (type of large macaroni)

References

• ベイクト・ズィーティ on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja