"pentito" meaning in All languages combined

See pentito on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɛnˈtiːtəʊ/ [UK] Forms: pentiti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian pentito (“repentant”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|pentito|gloss=repentant}} Italian pentito (“repentant”) Head templates: {{en-noun|pentiti}} pentito (plural pentiti)
  1. A criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant, usually a former Mafioso. Categories (topical): Crime, People
    Sense id: en-pentito-en-noun-83OVzj7- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /penˈti.to/ Forms: pentiti [plural]
Rhymes: -ito Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} pentito m (plural pentiti)
  1. one who repents Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pentito-it-noun-DOwwoeIp Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 56 43 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 47 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 57 41 2
  2. (crime) a criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant. Used mostly in reference to ex-Mafiosi Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Crime
    Sense id: en-pentito-it-noun-3JuJarwo Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 47 3

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /penˈti.to/ Forms: pentita [feminine], pentiti [masculine, plural], pentite [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ito Head templates: {{it-pp}} pentito (feminine pentita, masculine plural pentiti, feminine plural pentite)
  1. past participle of pentirsi Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: pentirsi
    Sense id: en-pentito-it-verb-ecx1f2J2

Noun [Spanish]

Forms: pentitos [plural]
Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pentito m (plural pentitos)
  1. pentito Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pentito-es-noun-VnI9Al7~ Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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