pezza
patch
noun PET-tsah Rare
Origin: From Late Latin pettia 'piece,' possibly of Gaulish origin
Also means
cloth, piece of fabric
Usage Note
Pezza primarily means a piece or patch of cloth used for repairs. Idiomatically, una mezza pezza or mezza pezza describes a person of little worth or substance. Pezza di appoggio is the formal term for a supporting document or voucher in accounting. The plural is regular: le pezze.
Examples
"Ha messo una pezza sul ginocchio dei pantaloni."
Natural Translation
She put a patch on the knee of the trousers.
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