pezzente
Italian
Etymology
From the present participle of pezzire, from (Old) Neapolitan pezzire, from Vulgar Latin *petīre, from Latin petere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /petˈt͡sɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: pez‧zèn‧te
Noun
pezzente m or f by sense (plural pezzenti)
- beggar
- Synonyms: mendicante, straccione
- wretch
- miser