spezia

See also: La Spezia

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈspɛt.t͡sja/
• Rhymes: -ɛttsja
• Hyphenation: spè‧zia

Etymology 1

Back-formation from spezie (“spices”), from Late Latin plural speciēs (“goods, ware”), from Classical Latin singular speciēs (“kind, quality, type”), following the common feminine singular-to-plural pattern -a/-e.

Noun

spezia f (plural spezie)

1. (informal) singular of spezie; a spice

   Synonym: droga f

Etymology 2

Verb

spezia

1. inflection of speziare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative