zitto

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Italian

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic. Compare Sicilian zittu and zittìrisi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */ˈd͡zit.to/, (traditional) */ˈt͡sit.to/[1]
  • Rhymes: -itto
  • Hyphenation: zìt‧to

Adjective

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zitto (feminine zitta, masculine plural zitti, feminine plural zitte)

  1. quiet, silent

Interjection

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zitto

  1. be quiet!, shush!, sh!

Derived terms

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References

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

Anagrams

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