zitella

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From zitello, from zito, zita.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): */d͡ziˈtɛl.la/, (traditional) */t͡siˈtɛl.la/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛlla
  • Hyphenation: zi‧tèl‧la
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

zitella f (plural zitelle)

  1. (derogatory) a spinster; an old maid

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Albanian: xitelë

References[edit]

  1. ^ zita in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)