Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From sferza (“whip, lash”) + -ata.
sferzata f (plural sferzate)
- whipping, lashing
- a stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort that cuts or gives pain; a cut
- impetus, stimulus
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
sferzata f sg
- feminine singular of sferzato
