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Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡zi.to/, /ˈt͡si.to/ Forms: ziti [plural], zita [feminine]
Rhymes: -ito Etymology: From a Neapolitan or Sicilian zitu form likely from Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”). Doublet of citto, see there for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|it|nap|-}} Neapolitan, {{bor|it|scn|zitu}} Sicilian zitu, {{der|it|VL.|pittitus||small, worthless}} Vulgar Latin pittitus (“small, worthless”), {{doublet|it|citto}} Doublet of citto Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} zito m (plural ziti, feminine zita)
  1. (archaic) a bachelor, an unmarried boy or man Tags: archaic, masculine Synonyms: scapolo, scapolone [augmentative], zitello [colloquial], zitellone [augmentative, colloquial]
    Sense id: en-zito-it-noun-WXrMAw8P
  2. (colloquial, southern Italy) a boyfriend Tags: Italy, Southern, colloquial, masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fidanzato, ragazzo, moroso [Northern-Italy], citto [Tuscany]
    Sense id: en-zito-it-noun-SwoYvJ1i Disambiguation of People: 41 54 4 Categories (other): Southern Italian
  3. Alternative form of zita (kind of pasta) Tags: alt-of, alternative, masculine Alternative form of: zita (extra: kind of pasta)
    Sense id: en-zito-it-noun-WOZy8DDi Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 13 19 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 17 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 17 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: zitello, zitone

Adjective [Lingala]

Head templates: {{head|ln|adjective}} zito
  1. heavy
    Sense id: en-zito-ln-adj-ItWSXtZG Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Adjective [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-zito.flac
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-zito}} -zito (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -zito (declinable) Forms: -zito [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mzito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wazito [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mizito [error-unrecognized-form, plural], zito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mazito [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kizito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vizito [error-unrecognized-form, plural], nzito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], nzito [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pazito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kuzito [error-unrecognized-form, singular], muzito [error-unrecognized-form, singular]
  1. heavy Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-zito-sw-adj-ItWSXtZG Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "zitello"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "nap",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "VL.",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "ziti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zita",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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            "augmentative"
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        },
        {
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            "colloquial"
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        }
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        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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        ]
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      ],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Northern-Italy"
          ],
          "word": "moroso"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Tuscany"
          ],
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        }
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        "Italy",
        "Southern",
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
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        }
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          "_dis": "20 17 63",
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      ],
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          "zita",
          "zita#Italian:_pasta"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zi.to/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡si.to/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ito"
    }
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}

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    }
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    {
      "form": "wazito",
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      "form": "kizito",
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    },
    {
      "form": "vizito",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "nzito",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "pazito",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuzito",
      "source": "declension",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "muzito",
      "source": "declension",
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    "Italian terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "form": "pazito",
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    {
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
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    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "zito"
}

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