zita

See also: Zita, zità, and žita

Ibanag

Etymology 1

Noun

zitá

1. venom

Etymology 2

Compare Tagalog ligo

Noun

zitâ

1. south

Italian

Alternative forms

• zito m (pasta)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈd͡zi.ta/, (traditional) ^*/ˈt͡si.ta/
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: zì‧ta

Noun

zita f (plural zite, masculine zito)

1. female equivalent of zito
   1. (archaic) unmarried girl or woman

      Synonyms: nubile, (colloquial) zitella, (colloquial, augmentative) zitellona

   2. (southern Italy, colloquial) girlfriend

      Synonyms: fidanzata, ragazza, (Northern Italy) morosa, (Tuscany) citta

3. (usually in the plural) a single piece of ziti (larger, hollow macaroni)

Derived terms

• zitella
• zitona

Sicilian

Etymology

Possibly a reduced from an earlier form from Vulgar Latin pittita (“small, worthless”). See above and Italian citto for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsi.ta/, [ˈt̪͡s̪iːt̪ä]
• Hyphenation: zì‧ta

Noun

zita f (plural ziti, masculine zitu)

1. girlfriend

See also

• fìmmina f
• picciotta f