puzzo

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈput.t͡so/ Rhymes: -uttso Hyphenation: pùz‧zo === Etymology 1 === Said to come from Vulgar Latin *pūtium, derived from Latin pūteō. More likely from the elision of Latin put(i)du(s), which is from the same root and would also explain the etymon of its feminine counterpart. ==== Alternative forms ==== puzza f ==== Noun ==== puzzo m (plural puzzi) (bad) smell, stink, stench Synonyms: fetore, (literary) leppo, lezzo, (literary) mefite, (obsolete) nidore, olezzo, (literary, obsolete) putore, puzza, (obsolete) puzzore, tanfo Antonyms: aroma, effluvio, fragranza, (literary) olezzo, profumo (figurative) hint, suspicion, inkling Synonyms: indizio, sentore Sento puzzo d'imbroglio in tutta questa faccenda. ― This whole affair stinks of fraud. (literally, “I smell stink of fraud in this whole affair.”) (figurative, rare) an annoyingly excessive fuss (about something) Quanto puzzo per nulla! ― All this fuss about nothing! (literally, “How much fuss for nothing!”) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== puzzo first-person singular present indicative of puzzare === Further reading === puzzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana