bizzeffe

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بالزاف (bezzāf), from Arabic بِالْجُزَاف (bi-l-juzāf, in a bulk); compare French bézef.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bidˈd͡zɛf.fe/
  • Rhymes: -ɛffe
  • Hyphenation: biz‧zèf‧fe

Noun

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bizzeffe

  1. Only used in a bizzeffe

Further reading

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  • Lutz, Edzard (2011) “Language Contact between Arabic and Modern European Languages”, in Weninger, Stefan, editor, The Semitic Languages. An International Handbook (Handbücher zur Sprach- und Kommunikationswissenschaft – Handbooks of Linguistics and Communication Science; 36), Berlin: De Gruyter, →ISBN, page 1029