rubizzo

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Spanish roblizo (“strong, robust”), derived from roble (“oak; someone or something strong; strength”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ruˈbit.t͡so/, /ruˈbid.d͡zo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ittso, -iddzo
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bìz‧zo

Adjective

rubizzo (feminine rubizza, masculine plural rubizzi, feminine plural rubizze)

  1. lively, sprightly, spry

References

  • rubizzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ rubizzo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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