"pizzo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpit.t͡so/ Forms: pizzi [plural]
Rhymes: -ittso Etymology: Either from an onomatopoeic root or from Lombardic (s)pizza, from Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, related to *spitō (“spike”), whence German Spitze (“peak”). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|it|nocap=1}} onomatopoeic, {{der|it|lng|spizza|(s)pizza}} Lombardic (s)pizza, {{der|it|gem-pro|*spitjaz}} Proto-Germanic *spitjaz, {{cog|de|Spitze|t=peak}} German Spitze (“peak”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} pizzo m (plural pizzi)
  1. lace, needle lace Tags: masculine Synonyms: merletto, trina
    Sense id: en-pizzo-it-noun-hXdM3o7v Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup, Italian onomatopoeias, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 49 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 63 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 92 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Italian entries with topic categories using raw markup: 88 3 3 7 Disambiguation of Italian onomatopoeias: 93 3 3 Disambiguation of Hair: 53 47 0 0
  2. goatee Tags: masculine Synonyms: pizzetto
    Sense id: en-pizzo-it-noun-irvNhyBB Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 53 47 0 0
  3. peak, spur Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pizzo-it-noun-SWeFdH8g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Crime, Face Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˈpit.t͡so/ Forms: pizzi [plural]
Rhymes: -ittso Etymology: From Sicilian pizzu, itself shortened from capizzu (“pillow”), metaphorically “place where one finds tranquility," probably ultimately from Latin caput (“head”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|scn|pizzu}} Sicilian pizzu, {{der|it|la|caput|t=head}} Latin caput (“head”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} pizzo m (plural pizzi)
  1. (slang, derogatory) protection money paid to the mafia Tags: derogatory, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-pizzo-it-noun-t3-sJ7gI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Crime, Face Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Face: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "word": "merletto"
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    }
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ittso"
    }
  ],
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          "word": "trina"
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