zizzania

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ecclesiastical Latin zizania, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), plural of ζιζάνιον (zizánion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ziˈd͡ːzanja/, [d̪͡z̪id̪ˈd̪͡z̪äː.n̺jä]
• Hyphenation: ziz‧za‧nia

Noun

zizzania f (plural zizzanie)

1. (botany) a darnel, tare
2. (figuratively) discord

Synonyms

• loglio

Related terms

• Gettare or Seminare zizzania - to sow discord