chiosa

Italian

FWOTD – 27 January 2024

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjɔ.za/
• Rhymes: -ɔza
• Hyphenation: chiò‧sa

Etymology 1

From Late Latin glōssa, from Ancient Greek γλῶσσα (glôssa). Doublet of glossa.

Noun

chiosa f (plural chiose) (literary)

1. gloss, note, annotation

   Synonyms: annotazione, commento, glossa, nota, postilla

2. (figurative) explanation, clarification

   Synonyms: chiarimento, spiegazione

   • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XX”, in Purgatorio‎^[1], lines 97–99; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata‎^[2], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     Ciò ch’io dicea di quell’unica sposa
     de Spirito Santo e che ti fece
     verso me volger per alcuna chiosa

     What I said about that sole bride of the Holy Ghost, and that had you speak to me for some explanation

Derived terms

• chiosare

Etymology 2

From the etymology above.

Noun

chiosa f (plural chiose) (obsolete)

1. (large) stain (especially of wine or greasy substances)
2. a spot (on the skin)

Synonyms

• chiazza
• macchia

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

chiosa

1. inflection of chiosare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

• chiosa¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• chiosa² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana