stizzaccia

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Italian

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Etymology

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From stizza +‎ -accia.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /stitˈt͡sat.t͡ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -attʃa
  • Hyphenation: stiz‧zàc‧cia

Noun

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stizzaccia f (plural stizzacce)

  1. Pejorative of stizza: a bitter anger or chafe
    • 1875, Anna Vertua Gentile, Letizia e Sandro[1], Milan: Natale Battezzati, page 83:
      Insomma, il coltello l'aveva lei per il manico, il modo di maneggiarlo glielo insegnavano a meraviglia il segreto rancore e quella stizzaccia che le ribolliva in seno.
      In short, she was holding the knife by the handle, and she was wonderfully being taught how to use it by the secret resentment, and that bitter anger seething in her chest.