Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pizzica

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pizzi-ca
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A popular traditional dance of Italy, originating on the Salento peninsula.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With strings, accordion, flute and lots of tambourine, it pays particular attention to the pizzica, a galloping six-beat dance related to the tarantella and long used as a faith-healing cure for spider bites."

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzica, from the verb pizzicare (“to pinch”). Compare pizzicato.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pizzicas (plural)

Questions

What does pizzica mean?: A popular traditional dance of Italy, originating on the Salento peninsula.
Where does pizzica come from?: Unadapted borrowing from Italian pizzica, from the verb pizzicare (“to pinch”). Compare pizzicato.

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