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

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