pezzo

Italian

Etymology 1

Variant of pezza.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pezzo m (plural pezzi)

1. piece, chunk
2. hunk
3. plot
4. (music) track (song or other relatively short piece of music, on a record, separated from others by a short silence)

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)

1. (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

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