Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pizzell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pizzell
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of pizzle.

noun

Alternative form of pizzella.

Example Sentences

"I have a very dear friend whose mother made us pizzells, which is an Italian waffle cookie and delicious. I make them once in a while now and sometimes roll them, while hot, and fill them with whipping cream and strawberries."
"Even though she does not work at the bakery anymore she still bakes cookies for me. The other day she asked me if I like pizzells and I said yes."
"Everyone applauded and sauntered up to the buffet of spaghetti, meatballs, Italian bread, salad and gelato, pizzells, biscotti and cannolli for dessert."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

pizzells (plural)

Questions

What does pizzell mean?: Alternative spelling of pizzle.
Where does pizzell come from?: Borrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).

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