English

A zeppola

Alternative forms

• zeppole

Noun

zeppola ‎(plural zeppole or zeppoli)

1. Any of several varieties of traditional fried sweet from southern Italy
   • 2009, January 25, “Jeff Vandam”, in Brio Inside the Brownstones:

     These days it might be easier to pick up a Wi-Fi signal than a rice ball or some zeppole, but what’s nice is that the zeppole are still here: the neighborhood’s old guard has remained reassuringly in place.

See also

• zeppola on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Italian

Noun

zeppola f ‎(plural zeppole)

1. zeppola (any of several varieties of traditional fried sweet from southern Italy).
2. (colloquial) lisp (mispronunciation of the sounds /s/ and /z/)