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mozzafiato

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Verb-object compound, composed of mozza (“to cut off”) +‎ fiato (“breath”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌmot.t͡saˈfja.to/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: moz‧za‧fià‧to

Adjective edit

mozzafiato (invariable)

  1. breathtaking
  2. nail-biting

References edit

  1. ^ mozzafiato in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. ^ mozzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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