zazzera

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Lombardic *zazera.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zad.d͡ze.ra/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sat.t͡se.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -addzera, (traditional) -attsera
  • Hyphenation: zàz‧ze‧ra

Noun

zazzera f (plural zazzere, diminutive zazzerèlla or zazzerétta or zazzerìna or (uncommon) zazzerìno m, augmentative zazzeróna or (more common) zazzeróne m, pejorative zazzeràccia)

  1. a shock or mop of hair

Derived terms

References
  1. zazzera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading
  • zazzera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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