Surname

Pizzaballa

“chatterbox; troublemaker, one who picks fights”

Pizzaballa is a surname from Lombard. It is used in Italian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Pizzaballa goes back to Lombard pizzaballa, meaning “chatterbox; troublemaker, one who picks fights.”

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Where it comes from

Pizzaballa comes from Lombard.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Lombard pizzaballa (“chatterbox; troublemaker, one who picks fights”), built from Lombard pizza<t:light up><pos:2nd person singular imperative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="lmo">pizzà</i>> + balla (“bullshit”).

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