zeppola

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English

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a Neapolitan zeppola

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Italian zeppola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛpələ/, /ˈzɛpələ/

Noun

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zeppola (plural zeppole or zeppoli)

  1. Any of several varieties of traditional fried pastry from southern Italy.
    • 2009 January 25, Jeff Vandam, “Brio Inside the Brownstones”, in New York Times[1]:
      These days it might be easier to pick up a Wi-Fi signal than a rice ball or some zeppole, but what’s nice is that the zeppole are still here: the neighborhood’s old guard has remained reassuringly in place.

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Further reading

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zep.po.la/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sep.po.la/[1]
  • Rhymes: -eppola
  • Hyphenation: zép‧po‧la

Etymology 1

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Early 20th century: from zeppa (wedge) +‎ -ola (diminutive suffix).

Noun

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zeppola f (plural zeppole)

  1. diminutive of zeppa: a small wooden or metal wedge
  2. (uncountable, colloquial) lisp (mispronunciation of the sounds /s/ and /z/)
    Synonym: sigmatismo (formal)

Etymology 2

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Possibly from Zeppe, a southern pet form of Giuseppe (Joseph), as in some areas they are prepared on St. Joseph's Day.

Noun

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zeppola f (plural zeppole)

  1. zeppola (any of several varieties of fried pastry from southern Italy)

References

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  1. ^ zeppola in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)