delicatezza

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Italian

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Etymology

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From delicato-ezza; cognate with Piedmontese dlicadëssa.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.li.kaˈtet.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: de‧li‧ca‧téz‧za

Noun

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delicatezza f (plural delicatezze)

  1. delicacy
  2. frailty
  3. gentleness
  4. thoughtfulness
  5. tactfulness

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle French: delicatesse
    • French: délicatesse (see there for further descendants)