pizzicarolo
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom pizzicare (“to burn”, from the sale of spicy foods) + -arolo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpizzicarolo m (plural pizzicaroli)
- (central Italy) Synonym of pizzicagnolo
- c. 1362, Buccio di Ranallo, Cronaca aquilana[1]:
- Era uno granne carmino, dico, de macellari.
Et de piczecaroli, et delli tabernari.
Et de ferrari ancora, et delli causulari;
Contarese non porrìa quanti pagaro denari.- It was a big walk, I say, of buthcers,
And of grocers, and of innkeepers.
And also of ironsmiths, and of shoemakers;
One couldn't count how much money they paid.
- It was a big walk, I say, of buthcers,