pizzo

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See also: Pizzo and Pizzõ

English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

pizzo

  1. A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as methamphetamine.

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpit.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -ittso
  • Hyphenation: pìz‧zo

Etymology 1[edit]

Either from an onomatopeic root[1] or from Lombardic (s)pizza, whence German Spitze (peak).

Noun[edit]

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

  1. lace, needle lace
    Synonyms: merletto, trina
  2. goatee
    Synonym: pizzetto
  3. peak, spur

Etymology 2[edit]

From Sicilian.[2]

Noun[edit]

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

  1. (slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia

References[edit]

  1. ^ pizzo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. ^ pizzo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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