pizzo

See also: Pizzo and Pizzõ

English

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Pizzo (pipe)

Noun

pizzo

A glass pipe with a spherical bulb for freebasing drugs such as methamphetamine.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpit.t͡so/
Rhymes: -ittso
Hyphenation: pìz‧zo

Etymology 1

Either from an onomatopoeic root^[1] or from Lombardic (s)pizza, whence German Spitze (“peak”).

Noun

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

lace, needle lace
Synonyms: merletto, trina
goatee
Synonym: pizzetto
peak, spur

Etymology 2

From Sicilian.^[2]

Noun

pizzo m (plural pizzi)

(slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia

References

^ pizzo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
^ pizzo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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