pezzente

Italian

Etymology

From the present participle of pezzire, from (Old) Neapolitan pezzire, from Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /petˈt͡sɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: pez‧zèn‧te

Noun

pezzente m or f by sense (plural pezzenti)

  1. beggar
    Synonyms: mendicante, straccione
  2. wretch
  3. miser

Further reading
  • pezzente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • pezzente in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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