spezzone

clip

noun spet-TSOH-neh Rare

Origin: Augmentative of spezzo (piece), from spezzare (to break).

Also means

film excerpt

Usage Note

Spezzone refers to a short excerpt or clip, especially of film or video footage: uno spezzone di film (a film clip). It can also mean a length of something broken off (a piece of rope, a section of road). The plural is regular: spezzoni. In broadcasting it is the standard word for a video clip used in a news report.

Examples

"Il giornalista ha mostrato uno spezzone del discorso."

Natural Translation

The journalist showed a clip of the speech.

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