Home Dee Dee Word of the Day – June 19 – Abbozzo Dee Dee Word of the Day – June 19 – Abbozzo By Staff mB - June 19, 2012 694 Noun: Abbozzo (ah-BOH-zoh) Definition: A rough, preliminary sketch. Sample sentence: It is difficult to imagine how the beautiful sculpture was once only an abbozzo on a small cocktail napkin.