pizzell
English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editpizzell (plural pizzells)
- Alternative spelling of pizzle.
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).
Noun
editpizzell (plural pizzells)
- Alternative form of pizzella.
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- Everyone applauded and sauntered up to the buffet of spaghetti, meatballs, Italian bread, salad and gelato, pizzells, biscotti and cannolli for dessert.