Added 10 October 2026
pizzell
noun
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- Alternative spelling of pizzle.
noun
- Alternative form of pizzella.
Origin
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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