cupezza

Italian

Etymology

From cupo +‎ -ezza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈpet.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -ettsa
• Hyphenation: cu‧péz‧za

Noun

cupezza f (plural cupezze)

1. darkness (especially that of the night)
2. (figurative) a closed, non-communicative character; a gloomy or melancholy character

Further reading

• cupezza in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana