priezza

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Neapolitan[edit]

FWOTD – 2 January 2017

Etymology[edit]

Derived form Old French preisier (“appraise, evaluate”), from Late Latin pretiāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Naples) IPA(key): [priˈ(j)ett͡sɐ]

Noun[edit]

priezza f (plural priezze)

  1. great happiness, joy
    • 1893, Gennaro Ottaviano, Salvatore Gambardella, 'O Marenariello [The Little Mariner]:
      Vicin'ô mare, facimmo ammore, a ccore a ccore pe' nce spassà... Só marenare e tiro 'a rezza, pe' 'a priezza, stongo a murì!
      By the sea, we make love, heart to heart to enjoy ourselves... I am a sailor and I pull in the net, I am about to die from happiness!
  2. satisfaction
  3. exultation

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Riccio, Giovanna (2005) Ispanismi nel dialetto napoletano, Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 163[1]
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