tizzo
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- stizzo (archaic or regional)
Etymology edit
From Latin tītiō. Doublet of tizzone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tizzo m (plural tizzi)
- ember; live piece of coal or wood; firebrand
- Synonym: tizzone
- (uncommon) a piece of wood that doesn't burn properly and produces a lot of smoke
- Synonym: fumacchio
Further reading edit
- tizzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana