English Explanatory Dictionary

pizzell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of pizzle.
noun
  1. Alternative form of pizzella.

Word forms

pizzell pizzells

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pizzella. The final vowel is probably dropped either due to southern Italian influence (as Neapolitan often reduces final vowels to a schwa), or due to anglicized pronunciation of the plural form pizzelle (many English words ending in -elle do not pronounce the last e, e.g. belle, gazelle, mademoiselle).

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