corazza

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koˈrat.t͡sa/, [koˈr̺ät̪t̪͡s̪ä]
• Rhymes: -attsa
• Hyphenation: co‧ràz‧za

Etymology 1

From Late Latin coriācea [​vestis​], from coriāceus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin corium (“skin, hide”).

Noun

corazza f (plural corazze)

1. cuirass, breastplate
2. carapace
3. armour

Derived terms

• corazzare
• corazziere

Related terms

• corazzato

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

corazza

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