pupazzo

Italian

Etymology

From pupo, from Latin pūpus, from the Proto-Indo-European root *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). By surface analysis, pup(o) (“puppet”) +‎ -azzo (derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈpat.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: pu‧pàz‧zo

Noun

pupazzo m (plural pupazzi)

  1. puppet

Derived terms

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Further reading

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

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