chiazza

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjat.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -attsa
  • Hyphenation: chiàz‧za

Etymology 1

Noun

chiazza f (plural chiazze)

  1. spot, stain
  2. (oil) slick

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chiazza

  1. inflection of chiazzare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin platea.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈcatt͡sə]

Noun

chiazza f (plural chiazze)

  1. square (an open space between buildings in a city)

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 819: “traversare il piazza a sghembo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Giacco, Giuseppe (2003) “chiazza”, in Schedario Napoletano

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • ciazza (palatalized, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin platea.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjatt͡sa/, [ˈcatt͡sa], [ˈt͡ʃatt͡sa]

Noun

chiazza f (plural chiazzi)

  1. square (an open space between buildings in a city)
    Synonyms: chianu, ariu
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