-azzo

See also: Azzo

Italian

Etymology

Variant of the suffix -accio, from Latin -āceus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈat.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: -àz‧zo

Suffix

-azzo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -azzi)

  1. forms pejorative nouns
    ‎amore (“love”) + ‎-azzo → ‎amorazzo (“superficial, dishonest love”)
    ‎pupo (“small child; puppet”) + ‎-azzo → ‎pupazzo (“puppet”)
    ‎coda (“tail”) + ‎-azzo → ‎codazzo (“throng (of following people)”)

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -azzo
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