Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sizio m (plural sizi)

  1. (Tuscan) hard, painful work
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Further reading

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