zinna

zinna

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sin.na/, ^*/ˈd͡zin.na/[1]
• Rhymes: -inna
• Hyphenation: zìn‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic zinna (“merlon, projection”).

Noun

zinna f (plural zinne)

1. (regional, usually in the plural, slang) boob, tit

   Synonym: tetta

Verb

zinna

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

References

1. zinne in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

• zanni

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tindijǭ, from *tindaz (“peg, prong, peak”).

Noun

zinna f

1. merlon

Descendants

• Middle High German: zinne
  • German: Zinne
• → Italian: zinna