name
Meaning 1
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pizer
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Pronunciation
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/paɪzɚ/ Ocracoke Island (in the Outer Banks of North Carolina)
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CMU ARPABET: P AY1 Z ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A (front) porch (on a house).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: some Southern US dialects
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From Italian piazza (“public or market square”), just like the term piazza (“front porch”) which is used in New England dialects.