"zit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzɪt/ Audio: En-au-zit.ogg Forms: zits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Uncertain origin, first attested as 1960s North American English slang. Compare English chit (“pimple, wart”), German Zitze (“teat, nipple”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{cog|en|chit||pimple, wart}} English chit (“pimple, wart”), {{cog|de|Zitze||teat, nipple}} German Zitze (“teat, nipple”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} zit (plural zits)
  1. (Canada, US, slang) Pimple Wikipedia link: North American English Tags: Canada, US, slang Synonyms: acker, akker [Australian, archaic, slang] Derived forms: zitso, zitty Related terms: acne, blackhead, pimple, spot Translations (pimple): пъпка (pǎpka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), петно по кожата (petno po kožata) [neuter] (Bulgarian), akno (Esperanto), aknero (Esperanto), näppylä (Finnish), finni (Finnish), Pickel [masculine] (German), Pustel [feminine] (German), μπιμπίκι (bimpíki) (Greek), pattanás (Hungarian), ragya (Hungarian), pumpa (Latvian), espinha [feminine] (Portuguese), пры́щ (prýšč) [masculine] (Russian), granujo [masculine] (Spanish), grano [masculine] (Spanish), barrito [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), barrillo [masculine] (Spanish), barro [masculine] (Spanish), comedón cerrado [masculine] (Spanish), comedón blanco [masculine] (Spanish)

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