mêzo

See also: mezo and mező

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin medius.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmeːzu/

Adjective

mêzo (feminine singular mêza, masculine plural mêzi, feminine plural mêze)

  1. half

Noun

mêzo m (invariable)

  1. half, middle
    • 1984, Fabrizio De André (lyrics), Mauro Pagani (music), “Sinàn Capudàn Pascià”, in Crêuza de mä [Muletrack by the sea], performed by Fabrizio De André:
      Into mêzo do mâ gh'è 'n péscio tóndo / che, quànde o védde e brùtte, o va 'nsciô fóndo
      In the middle of the sea is a round fish, that goes to the bottom when things turn ugly
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