Italian Slang Dictionary: intro A B C D E F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V X Z
Zinne
[TZIN-neh] Tits.
Zittire, Zitto
[zit-TEAR-ay, ZEET-toh] To shut (someone else) up, adjective for shut up. Fairly rude when used as a command.
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You could also put Zoccola here, means whore, bitch, like Troia.
I heard “zucca” means pumpkin and is often used to describe someone dense or dumb, an “idiot”
That’s true, though I’ve more often heard “zuccone” – big pumpkin!
My papa used to call me the term for witch, however he didn’t pronounce it Strega.
It was more (zan-gah-da)
One time I remember he spelled it but I cannot remember how. He added an “I” in there if that helps.
He was a little illiterate in Italian just curious if there are any other slang terms for witch in Italian.
Sounds to me like zingara, which is gypsy. I suppose people thought gypsy women were witches – Italian culture is very negative towards the Rom.