cupezza

cupezza

Italian

Etymology

    From cupo +‎ -ezza.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kuˈpet.t͡sa/
    • Rhymes: -ettsa
    • Hyphenation: cu‧péz‧za

    Noun

    cupezza f (plural cupezze)

    1. darkness (especially that of the night)
    2. (figurative) a closed, non-communicative character; a gloomy or melancholy character

    Further reading

    • cupezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana