azzizzari

== Sicilian == === Etymology === Derived from Arabic عَزِيز (ʕazīz, “powerful; excellent; precious”). Alternatively, derived from zizzu (“elegant”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ad.d͡zidˈd͡za.ri/ Hyphenation: az‧ziz‧zà‧ri === Verb === azzizzari (transitive) to embellish (transitive, figurative) to put (someone) in their place ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: żżiżża === References === Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862), “azzizzari”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 103 Pasqualino (c. 1790), “azzizzari”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 1, page 173