orezza

orezza

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈred.d͡za/
• Rhymes: -eddza
• Hyphenation: o‧réz‧za

Noun

orezza f (plural orezze) (archaic or poetic)

1. Alternative form of orezzo
   • early 14^th century, Dante, “Canto XXIV”, in Purgatorio, lines 145–150:

     tal mi senti’ un vento dar per mezza
     la fronte, e ben senti’ mover la piuma,
     che fé sentir d'ambrosïa l’orezza.

     So did I feel a breeze strike in the midst my front, and felt the moving of the plumes that breathed around an odour of ambrosia.

Derived terms

• adorezzare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

orezza

1. inflection of orezzare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• orezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Arezzo, azzero, azzerò