bozza

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *bottia, a Germanic borrowing, from Frankish *boce (“knob”), from Old High German bozzan (“to beat”), from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to push, strike”). Compare French bosse, Occitan bossa; also Romanian bot.

Alternatively, a northern variant of Italian boccia, from a Latin root *buttia, from Latin buttis.

Pronunciation
  • bòzza
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔttsa/

Noun

bozza f (plural bozze)

  1. bump
  2. draft or proof (of a document)
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