stizzerella

Italian

Etymology

From stizza +‎ -erella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stit.t͡seˈrɛl.la/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: stiz‧ze‧rèl‧la

Noun

stizzerella f (plural stizzerelle)

  1. diminutive of stizza: a petty anger or chafe
    • 1838, Raccolta di prose e di poesie per norma del comporre‎[1], Milan: Imperiale Regia Stamperia, page 191:
      Pregai, ripregai, supplicai, risupplicai; ma non feci profitto veruno, perchè con la solita sua stizzerella mi disse risolutamente che voleva che io la facessi
      I begged, and begged again, I implored, and implored again, but to no avail, for he resolutely told me, with his usual petty chafe, that he wanted me to do it
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