zizzania

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin zizania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), plural of ζιζάνιον (zizánion).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */d͡zidˈd͡za.nja/
  • Rhymes: -anja
  • Hyphenation: ziz‧zà‧nia

Noun

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zizzania f (plural zizzanie)

  1. (botany) a darnel, tare
    Synonym: loglio
  2. (figurative) discord

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zizzania in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana