zelloso

Italian

Etymology

From zella +‎ -oso.

Adjective

zelloso (feminine zellosa, masculine plural zellosi, feminine plural zellose) (regional, Rome)

  1. filthy
    Synonyms: sporco, sudicio, sozzo
  2. (in particular) uncleanly, characterized by leaving zella on things they touch (of a person)

Further reading
  • zelloso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • Augusto Pantoni (2001) “La zélla”, in www.romacultura.it‎ (in Italian), archived from the original on 30 January 2020
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