noun
Origin: It, dim. of mozza, a kind of cheese < mozzare, to cut off < mozzo, blunt < VL *mutius, cut off, blunted
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noun
Origin:
Origin: Italian
Origin: , diminutive of mozza, a cut, mozzarella
Origin: , from mozzare, to cut off
Origin: , from mozzo, mutilated
Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *mutius
Origin: , from Latin mutilis
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