razza

See also: rázza

Italian

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /ˈrat.t͡sa/, [ˈrät̪t̪͡s̪ä]
  • Rhymes: -attsa
  • Stress: ràzza
  • Hyphenation: raz‧za

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Old French haraz (“troop of horses”), or Old High German reiza (“line”), or Arabic رَأْس‎‎ (raʾs, “head”).[1]

Noun

razza f (plural razze)

  1. race, breed
  2. kind, type
  3. family, descent
Descendants

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /ˈrad.d͡za/, [ˈräd̪d̪͡z̪ä]
  • Rhymes: -addza
  • Stress: ràzza
  • Hyphenation: raz‧za

Etymology 1

From a northern Italian evolution of Latin raia. Doublet of raia.

Noun

razza f (plural razze)

  1. (ichthyology) ray, stingray, skate

Etymology 2

Variant of razzo, itself a variant of raggio, from Latin radius.

Noun

razza f (plural razze)

  1. (colloquial) spoke (of a wheel)

References
  1. 1
  • razza in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • razza in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
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