chiazza

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjat.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -attsa
• Hyphenation: chiàz‧za

Deverbal from chiazzare.

chiazza f (plural chiazze)

1. spot, stain
2. (oil) slick

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

chiazza

1. inflection of chiazzare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Inherited from Latin platea.

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈcatt͡sə]

chiazza f (plural chiazze)

1. square (an open space between buildings in a city)

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 819: “traversare il piazza a sghembo” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
• Giacco, Giuseppe (2003), “chiazza”, in Schedario Napoletano

• ciazza (palatalized, dialectal)

Inherited from Latin platea.

• IPA^(key): /ˈcat.t͡sa/, [ˈca.t͡sːa]
• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa.t͡sːa] (palatalized)
• Rhymes: -att͡sa
• Hyphenation: chiàz‧za

chiazza f (plural chiazzi)

1. square (an open space between buildings in a city)

   Synonyms: chianu, ariu