Italian edit

Etymology edit

From secco, from Latin siccus, from a Proto-Indo-European root *seyk-. By surface analysis, secco (dry) +‎ -ezza (-ness, nominal derivational suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sekˈket.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: sec‧chéz‧za

Noun edit

secchezza f (plural secchezze)

  1. dryness
  2. brusqueness, sharpness
  3. thinness, skinniness

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