zizzania
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin zizania, from Ancient Greek ζιζάνια (zizánia), plural of ζιζάνιον (zizánion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): */d͡zidˈd͡za.nja/
- Rhymes: -anja
- Hyphenation: ziz‧zà‧nia
Noun
zizzania f (plural zizzanie)
- (botany) a darnel, tare
- Synonym: loglio
- (figurative) discord
Derived terms
- seminare zizzania (“to sow discord”)
Further reading
- zizzania in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana