brezza

Italian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Could be from Catalan brisa, influenced by rezze. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *brevidia, derived from a word which gave rise to Italian breva.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbred.d͡za/, /ˈbret.t͡sa/[1]
  • Hyphenation: bréz‧za

Noun

brezza f (plural brezze)

  1. breeze

Further reading
  • brezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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