zizza

Italian

Etymology

Probably of Germanic (Lombardic) origin, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *tata- (“father; parent; nipple”), similar to German Zitze.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sit.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ittsa
• Hyphenation: zìz‧za

Noun

zizza f (plural zizze)

1. (regional or archaic, informal, vulgar) boob, breast
   • 1342 ~ 1343, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Capitolo X”, in Amorosa visione:

     E ancora quivi nella sua figura / Pallida, si vedieno i due serpenti / Alle sue zizze dar crudel morsura.

     And there, on her pale figure, one could see the two snakes cruelly biting her breasts.