Meaning
spleen
- the internal organ involved in filtering blood and immune response
In a sentence
Il medico ha controllato se la milza fosse ingrossata.
The doctor checked whether the spleen was enlarged.
Dopo la brutta caduta in bicicletta, ha subito una lesione alla milza.
After the bad bike fall, he suffered an injury to the spleen.
A Palermo non puoi non assaggiare il tipico panino con la milza.
In Palermo, you cannot miss tasting the typical spleen sandwich.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| milza | feminine · singular |
| milze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Pronounced with an unvoiced alveolar affricate /ts/.
- Featured in the famous Palermo street food 'pane con la milza' ('pani câ meusa').