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pezza

patch

noun PET-tsah Rare

Origin: From Late Latin pettia 'piece,' possibly of Gaulish origin

Also means

cloth, piece of fabric

Usage Note

Pezza primarily means a piece or patch of cloth used for repairs. Idiomatically, una mezza pezza or mezza pezza describes a person of little worth or substance. Pezza di appoggio is the formal term for a supporting document or voucher in accounting. The plural is regular: le pezze.

Examples

"Ha messo una pezza sul ginocchio dei pantaloni."

Natural Translation

She put a patch on the knee of the trousers.

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