Italian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin sitiō (I thirst), from the words of Jesus on the cross (John 19:28).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

sizio m (plural sizi)

  1. (Tuscan) hard, painful work

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

  • sizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana