balzano

See also: Balzano

Italian

Etymology 1

From balza or possibly a Vulgar Latin root *balteanus, from Latin balteus. Compare also Old French bauçant.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balˈt͡sa.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: bal‧zà‧no

Adjective

balzano (feminine balzana, masculine plural balzani, feminine plural balzane)

1. Having white "socks" (of a horse)
2. queer, odd, daft

Derived terms

• balzanamente

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbal.t͡sa.no/
• Rhymes: -altsano
• Hyphenation: bàl‧za‧no

Verb

balzano

1. third-person plural present indicative of balzare

Further reading

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