pizio

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpit.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -ittsjo
• Hyphenation: pì‧zio

Etymology 1

From Latin pȳthius, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θιος (Pū́thios, “Pythian”).

Adjective

pizio (feminine pizia, masculine plural pizi, feminine plural pizie)

1. (Ancient Greece, relational) epithet of the god Apollo; of Pythia
2. (historical) Pythian

   Synonym: pitico

Related terms

• Pizia

Etymology 2

From New Latin pȳthium, derived from Ancient Greek πῡ́θω (pū́thō, “I (cause to) putrefy”).

Noun

pizio m (plural pizi)

1. (zoology) a member of the Pythium taxonomic genus, of molds.