jazzista

Italian

Alternative forms

• giazzista

Etymology

From jazz +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒetˈt͡sis.ta/, /d͡ʒatˈt͡sis.ta/, (traditional) /d͡ʒedˈd͡zis.ta/, (traditional) /d͡ʒadˈd͡zis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: jaz‧zì‧sta

Noun

jazzista m or f by sense (masculine plural jazzisti, feminine plural jazziste)

1. jazz musician, jazzer

Further reading

• “jazzista”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

English jazzubor.

Portuguese jazz

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istabor.

Portuguese -ista

Portuguese jazzista

From jazz + -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈzis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈzis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈziʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐˈziʃ.tɐ/

Noun

jazzista m or f by sense (plural jazzistas)

1. jazz musician; jazzer

Further reading

• “jazzista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “jazzista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

English jazzubor.

Spanish jazz

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish jazzista

From jazz + -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝaˈsista/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈsis.t̪a]

• IPA^(key): /ʝaˈsista/ [ɟ͡ʝaˈsis.t̪a] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /ʃaˈsista/ [ʃaˈsis.t̪a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /ʒaˈsista/ [ʒaˈsis.t̪a] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -ista

Noun

jazzista m or f by sense (plural jazzistas)

1. jazz musician; jazzer

Further reading

• “jazzista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025