pizzicarolo

Italian

Etymology

From pizzicare (“to burn”, from the sale of spicy foods) +‎ -arolo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pit.t͡si.kaˈrɔ.lo/
• Rhymes: -ɔlo
• Hyphenation: piz‧zi‧ca‧rò‧lo

Noun

pizzicarolo m (plural pizzicaroli)

1. (central Italy) Synonym of pizzicagnolo
   • c. 1362, Buccio di Ranallo, Cronaca aquilana‎^[1]:

     Era uno granne carmino, dico, de macellari.
     Et de piczecaroli, et delli tabernari.
     Et de ferrari ancora, et delli causulari;
     Contarese non porrìa quanti pagaro denari.

     It was a big walk, I say, of buthcers,
     And of grocers, and of innkeepers.
     And also of ironsmiths, and of shoemakers;
     One couldn't count how much money they paid.