-azzo

See also: Azzo

Italian

Etymology

Variant of the suffix -accio, from Latin -āceus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈat.t͡so/
• Rhymes: -attso
• Hyphenation: -àz‧zo

Suffix

-azzo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -azzi)

1. forms pejorative nouns

   ‎amore (“love”) + ‎-azzo → ‎amorazzo (“superficial, dishonest love”)

   ‎pupo (“small child; puppet”) + ‎-azzo → ‎pupazzo (“puppet”)

   ‎coda (“tail”) + ‎-azzo → ‎codazzo (“throng (of following people)”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -azzo