balzano

See also: Balzano

Italian

Etymology 1

From balza or possibly a Vulgar Latin root *balteanus, from Latin balteus. Compare also Old French bauçant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /balˈt͡sa.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: bal‧zà‧no

Adjective

balzano (feminine balzana, masculine plural balzani, feminine plural balzane)

  1. Having white "socks" (of a horse)
  2. queer, odd, daft
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbal.t͡sa.no/
  • Rhymes: -altsano
  • Hyphenation: bàl‧za‧no

Verb

balzano

  1. third-person plural present indicative of balzare

Further reading

  • balzano in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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