ズィーティ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ziti, plural of zito, from a Southern (Neapolitan or Sicilian) word likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (small, worthless), originally denoting a young boy or girl.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ズィーティ [zíꜜìtì] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [d͡zʲiːtʲi]

Noun

ズィーティ • (zīti

  1. ziti (type of large macaroni)

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