ventiduenne

ventiduenne m or f by sense (plural ventiduenni)


ventitreenne

it-noun

ventitreenne m or f by sense (plural ventitreenni)


ventiquattrenne

ventiquattrenne m or f by sense (plural ventiquattrenni)


venticinquenne

venticinquenne m or f by sense (plural venticinquenni)


ventiseienne

ventiseienne m or f by sense (plural ventiseienni)


ventisettenne

ventisettenne m or f by sense (plural ventisettenni)


ventottenne

ventottenne m or f by sense (plural ventottenni)


ventinovenne

ventinovenne m or f by sense (plural ventinovenni)


trentenne

trentenne m or f by sense (plural trentenni)


Marsiglia

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur#English

Marseille (the capital city of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)


marsigliese

marsigliese m or f by sense (plural marsigliesi)

Marseillais (native or inhabitant of Marseille)


quarantenne

quarantenne m or f by sense (plural quarantenni)


quarantore

a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of up to forty hours of continuous prayer before the Blessed Sacrament


cinquantenne

cinquantenne m or f by sense (plural cinquantenni)


sessantenne

sessantenne m or f by sense (plural sessantenni)


settantenne

settantenne m or f by sense (plural settantenni)


novantenne

novantenne m or f by sense (plural novantenni)


centometrista

centometrista m or f by sense (masculine plural centometristi, feminine plural centometriste)

centometristi (masculine plural)
centometriste (feminine plural)

(athletics, swimming) an athlete who specializes in the 100 metres


centomila

From cento (“hundred”) + mila (“thousand”).


aeronauta

aeronauta m or f by sense (masculine plural aeronauti, feminine plural aeronaute)

aeronauti (masculine plural)
aeronaute (feminine plural)

From aero- + -nauta, on the model of French aéronaute.


affarista

affarista m or f by sense (masculine plural affaristi, feminine plural affariste)

affaristi (masculine plural)
affariste (feminine plural)


passaparola

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + parola (“word”).

it-verb-obj

(by extension) word of mouth, grapevine (spontaneous verbal communication among a group of people)


didatta

it-noun

didatta m or f by sense (masculine plural didatti, feminine plural didatte)

didatti (masculine plural)
didatte (feminine plural)


autodidatta

autodidatta m or f by sense (masculine plural autodidatti, feminine plural autodidatte)

autodidatti (masculine plural)
autodidatte (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French autodidacte, from Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), derived from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + the root of διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”).

der

αὐτοδίδακτος

autodidact, self-taught person, automath


affittacamere

it-noun

affittacamere m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of affitta (“to rent”) + camere (“rooms”).

it-verb-obj

landlord, landlady (person who rent rooms etc.)


aforisma

From Late Latin aphorismus, from Ancient Greek ἀφορισμός (aphorismós, “pithy phrase containing a general truth”).


alzabandiera

Verb-object compound, composed of alza (“to raise”) + bandiera (“flag”).

it-verb-obj

(slang, informal) morning wood, morning glory (morning erection)


ammainabandiera

Verb-object compound, composed of ammaina (“to lower (a flag)”) + bandiera (“flag”).

flag-lowering (ceremonial lowering of a flag)


Appennini

gli Appennini (canonical masculine plural)


appoggiatesta

→ Rioplatense Spanish: apoyacabeza

Verb-object compound, composed of appoggia (“to support, to lean on”) + testa (“head”).


dirigista

it-noun

dirigista m or f by sense (masculine plural dirigisti, feminine plural dirigiste)

dirigisti (masculine plural)
dirigiste (feminine plural)


archivista

archivista m or f by sense (masculine plural archivisti, feminine plural archiviste)

archivisti (masculine plural)
archiviste (feminine plural)


arrivista

arrivista m or f by sense (masculine plural arrivisti, feminine plural arriviste)

arrivisti (masculine plural)
arriviste (feminine plural)


asociale

asociale m or f by sense (plural asociali)


assenteista

assenteista m or f by sense (masculine plural assenteisti, feminine plural assenteiste)

assenteisti (masculine plural)
assenteiste (feminine plural)


avanguardista

avanguardista m or f by sense (masculine plural avanguardisti, feminine plural avanguardiste)

avanguardisti (masculine plural)
avanguardiste (feminine plural)

avantgardist (member of the avant-garde)


battiscopa

Verb-object compound, composed of batti (“to beat, to strike”) + scopa (“broom”).

it-verb-obj

(architecture) skirting, skirting board, baseboard


sedicesimi

(sports, soccer) round of 32, round of thirty two, last 32, (nonstandard) thirty second final (the round before the round of 16)


benpensante

it-noun

benpensante m or f by sense (plural benpensanti)


bighellone

bighellone m or f by sense (plural bighelloni)

From archaic or regional bigolone, from Venetan bigoli (“spaghetti; (dialectal slang) euphemism for body part”).


bisnipote

it-noun

bisnipote m or f by sense (plural bisnipoti)


blue-jeans

Unadapted borrowing from English blue jeans.


borsista

it-noun

borsista m or f by sense (masculine plural borsisti, feminine plural borsiste)

borsisti (masculine plural)
borsiste (feminine plural)


bozzettista

bozzettista m or f by sense (masculine plural bozzettisti, feminine plural bozzettiste)

bozzettisti (masculine plural)
bozzettiste (feminine plural)


Dario

a male given name from Old Persian, feminine equivalent Daria, equivalent to English Darius


Zaccaria

Zachariah, Zacharias, Zachary, Zechariah (biblical character)

a male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin


doppista

doppista m or f by sense (masculine plural doppisti, feminine plural doppiste)

doppisti (masculine plural)
doppiste (feminine plural)


duellante

duellante m or f by sense (plural duellanti)


budello

budello m (plural (in the meaning "intestines, bowels") budella f or (all other meanings) budelli m)

budella (feminine plural)
budelli (masculine plural)

→ Alemannic German: Büdel

From earlier *butello, from Latin botellus, diminutive of botulus (“sausage”), possibly through Vulgar Latin *butellus. Cognate with English bowel.

(usually in the plural) intestines, bowels, guts


callista

callista m or f by sense (masculine plural callisti, feminine plural calliste)

callisti (masculine plural)
calliste (feminine plural)


calvinista

calvinista m or f by sense (masculine plural calvinisti, feminine plural calviniste)

calvinisti (masculine plural)
calviniste (feminine plural)


evangelista

Borrowed from Late Latin evangelista, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελιστής (euangelistḗs, “bringer of good news”).

der

εὐαγγελιστής

(biblical) evangelist (writer of a Gospel)

(Christianity, primitive Church)evangelist (preacher of the Gospel)

(Christianity) one who reads or sings a Gospel


notabile

it-noun

notabile m or f by sense (plural notabili)


villeggiante

villeggiante m or f by sense (plural villeggianti)


capostipite

capostipite m or f by sense (plural capostipiti)


materialista

materialista m or f by sense (masculine plural materialisti, feminine plural materialiste)

materialisti (masculine plural)
materialiste (feminine plural)


positivista

it-adj

positivista (masculine plural positivisti, feminine plural positiviste)

positivisti (masculine plural)
positiviste (feminine plural)


positivista

it-noun

positivista m or f by sense (masculine plural positivisti, feminine plural positiviste)


solipsista

solipsista m or f by sense (masculine plural solipsisti, feminine plural solipsiste)

solipsisti (masculine plural)
solipsiste (feminine plural)


elettrocardiogramma

elettrocardiogramma m (plural elettrocardiogrammi)


cronometro individuale

cronometro individuale f (plural cronometro individuali)

individual time trial
individual time trial


Tobia

Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).


Tarquinio

a male given name, equivalent to English Tarquin


edonista

it-noun

edonista m or f by sense (masculine plural edonisti, feminine plural edoniste)

edonisti (masculine plural)
edoniste (feminine plural)


Edimburgo

Edinburgh, Edinburgh (a council area of Scotland)


canoista

canoista m or f by sense (masculine plural canoisti, feminine plural canoiste)

canoisti (masculine plural)
canoiste (feminine plural)


cantastorie

cantastorie m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of canta (“to sing”) + storie (“story”).


canzonettista

it-noun

canzonettista m or f by sense (masculine plural canzonettisti, feminine plural canzonettiste)

canzonettisti (masculine plural)
canzonettiste (feminine plural)


diritti umani

Amnesty International, una delle più note organizzazioni dei diritti umani al mondo, deve chiudere i battenti dei suoi uffici indiani e licenziare 140 persone.

2020 September 29, Raimondo Bultrini, “Amnesty lascia l'India: "Trattati come criminali. Da governo, caccia alle streghe" [Amnesty leaves India: "Treated like criminals. From the government, witchhunt"]”, in la Repubblica:

Amnesty International, one of the most well-known human rights organizations in the world, has to close its Indian offices and fire 140 people.


portabandiera

portabandiera m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + bandiera (“flag”).


ginnasta

it-noun

ginnasta m or f by sense (masculine plural ginnasti, feminine plural ginnaste)

ginnasti (masculine plural)
ginnaste (feminine plural)


passista

passista m or f by sense (masculine plural passisti, feminine plural passiste)

passisti (masculine plural)
passiste (feminine plural)


pesista

pesista m or f by sense (masculine plural pesisti, feminine plural pesiste)

pesisti (masculine plural)
pesiste (feminine plural)


discesista

discesista m or f by sense (masculine plural discesisti, feminine plural discesiste)

discesisti (masculine plural)
discesiste (feminine plural)


spadista

spadista m or f by sense (masculine plural spadisti, feminine plural spadiste)

spadisti (masculine plural)
spadiste (feminine plural)


mezzofondista

mezzofondista m or f by sense (masculine plural mezzofondisti, feminine plural mezzofondiste)

mezzofondisti (masculine plural)
mezzofondiste (feminine plural)

middle-distance runner
middle-distance runner


ostacolista

ostacolista m or f by sense (masculine plural ostacolisti, feminine plural ostacoliste)

ostacolisti (masculine plural)
ostacoliste (feminine plural)


fiorettista

fiorettista m or f by sense (masculine plural fiorettisti, feminine plural fiorettiste)

fiorettisti (masculine plural)
fiorettiste (feminine plural)


pallavolista

pallavolista m or f by sense (masculine plural pallavolisti, feminine plural pallavoliste)

pallavolisti (masculine plural)
pallavoliste (feminine plural)

(sports) volleyball player, volleyballer


pallanuotista

pallanuotista m or f by sense (masculine plural pallanuotisti, feminine plural pallanuotiste)

pallanuotisti (masculine plural)
pallanuotiste (feminine plural)


tuffista

tuffista m or f by sense (masculine plural tuffisti, feminine plural tuffiste)

tuffisti (masculine plural)
tuffiste (feminine plural)


agonista

agonista m or f by sense (masculine plural agonisti, feminine plural agoniste)

agonisti (masculine plural)
agoniste (feminine plural)


dorsista

dorsista m or f by sense (masculine plural dorsisti, feminine plural dorsiste)

dorsisti (masculine plural)
dorsiste (feminine plural)


astista

astista m or f by sense (masculine plural astisti, feminine plural astiste)

astisti (masculine plural)
astiste (feminine plural)


siepista

siepista m or f by sense (masculine plural siepisti, feminine plural siepiste)

siepisti (masculine plural)
siepiste (feminine plural)


violoncellista

violoncellista m or f by sense (masculine plural violoncellisti, feminine plural violoncelliste)

violoncellisti (masculine plural)
violoncelliste (feminine plural)


fondista

fondista m or f by sense (masculine plural fondisti, feminine plural fondiste)

fondisti (masculine plural)
fondiste (feminine plural)

long-distance runner
long-distance runner


capobanda

capobanda m or f by sense (masculine plural capibanda, feminine plural invariable)


capocannoniere

capocannoniere m (plural capocannonieri or capicannonieri)

capocannonieri (plural)
capicannonieri (plural)


decatleta

decatleta m or f by sense (masculine plural decatleti, feminine plural decatlete)

decatleti (masculine plural)
decatlete (feminine plural)


caposala

caposala m or f by sense (masculine plural capisala, feminine plural invariable)

charge nurse (male or female nurse in charge of a ward)


caposaldo

caposaldo m (plural capisaldi or (less common) capisaldo)

capisaldi (plural)
capisaldo (plural uncommon)


antifascista

antifascista m or f by sense (masculine plural antifascisti, feminine plural antifasciste)

antifascisti (masculine plural)
antifasciste (feminine plural)

From anti- (“against”) + fascista (“fascist”).


basista

it-noun

basista m or f by sense (masculine plural basisti, feminine plural basiste)

basisti (masculine plural)
basiste (feminine plural)


saxofonista

saxofonista m or f by sense (masculine plural saxofonisti, feminine plural saxofoniste)

saxofonisti (masculine plural)
saxofoniste (feminine plural)


capocellula

capocellula m or f by sense (masculine plural capicellula, feminine plural invariable)


capocomico

capocomico m (plural capocomici or (less common) capicomici, feminine capocomica, feminine plural capocomiche)

capocomici (plural)
capicomici (plural uncommon)
capocomica (feminine)
capocomiche (feminine plural)


capocordata

capocordata m or f by sense (masculine plural capicordata, feminine plural invariable)

leader of a party of mountain climbers roped together


capocronista

capocronista m or f by sense (masculine plural capicronisti, feminine plural capocroniste)

capicronisti (masculine plural)
capocroniste (feminine plural)


capofamiglia

capofamiglia m or f by sense (masculine plural capifamiglia, feminine plural invariable)


capofila

capofila m or f by sense (masculine plural capifila, feminine plural invariable)


caposcuola

caposcuola m or f by sense (masculine plural capiscuola, feminine plural invariable)


caposervizio

caposervizio m or f by sense (masculine plural capiservizio, feminine plural invariable)


capoturno

capoturno m or f by sense (masculine plural capiturno, feminine plural invariable)


capoufficio

capoufficio m or f by sense (masculine plural capiufficio, feminine plural invariable)


centrocampista

centrocampista m or f by sense (masculine plural centrocampisti, feminine plural centrocampiste)

centrocampisti (masculine plural)
centrocampiste (feminine plural)

(soccer) midfielder, midfield player (football)


ciano

Clipping of cianografica, in full cianografica (literally “cyanographic draft/proof”).


classista

classista m or f by sense (masculine plural classisti, feminine plural classiste)

classisti (masculine plural)
classiste (feminine plural)


primatista

primatista m or f by sense (masculine plural primatisti, feminine plural primatiste)

primatisti (masculine plural)
primatiste (feminine plural)


comportamentista

comportamentista m or f by sense (masculine plural comportamentisti, feminine plural comportamentiste)

comportamentisti (masculine plural)
comportamentiste (feminine plural)


triatleta

triatleta m or f by sense (masculine plural triatleti, feminine plural triatlete)

triatleti (masculine plural)
triatlete (feminine plural)


filofascista

filofascista m or f by sense (masculine plural filofascisti, feminine plural filofasciste)

filofascisti (masculine plural)
filofasciste (feminine plural)


funzionalista

funzionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural funzionalisti, feminine plural funzionaliste)

funzionalisti (masculine plural)
funzionaliste (feminine plural)


Salomone

From Latin Salomōn, from Ancient Greek Σολομών (Solomṓn), from Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (Shlomo), from שָׁלוֹם (shalom, “peace”).


pechinese

pechinese m or f by sense (plural pechinesi)

Beijinger (native or inhabitant of Beijing)


patologo

patologo m (plural patologi or patologhi, feminine patologa)

patologi (plural)
patologhi (plural)
patologa (feminine)


cantonese

cantonese m or f by sense (plural cantonesi)

Cantonese (native or inhabitant of Guangzhou)


Strasburgo

Strasbourg (the capital city of the Bas-Rhin department, France; capital city of the region of Grand Est)


interventista

interventista m or f by sense (masculine plural interventisti, feminine plural interventiste)

interventisti (masculine plural)
interventiste (feminine plural)


Savoia

Through an intermediate *Sabau(d)ja, from Latin Sabaudia.


Salisburgo

Salzburg (the capital city of the state of Salzburg, Austria)


Saba

Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Netherlands

Saba, an island in the Caribbean Netherlands


livornese

livornese m or f by sense (plural livornesi)

Livornian (native or inhabitant of Livorno)


frazionista

frazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural frazionisti, feminine plural frazioniste)

frazionisti (masculine plural)
frazioniste (feminine plural)


pistard

(cycle racing) track cyclist, track rider


latifondista

latifondista m or f by sense (masculine plural latifondisti, feminine plural latifondiste)

latifondisti (masculine plural)
latifondiste (feminine plural)

landowner (of a large agricultural estate)


massimalista

massimalista m or f by sense (masculine plural massimalisti, feminine plural massimaliste)

massimalisti (masculine plural)
massimaliste (feminine plural)


neofascista

neofascista m or f by sense (masculine plural neofascisti, feminine plural neofasciste)

neofascisti (masculine plural)
neofasciste (feminine plural)


pedagogista

pedagogista m or f by sense (masculine plural pedagogisti, feminine plural pedagogiste)

pedagogisti (masculine plural)
pedagogiste (feminine plural)


plutocrate

plutocrate m or f by sense (plural plutocrati)

From pluto- + -crate, after plutocrazia (“plutocracy”), from Ancient Greek πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “wealth, riches”) + κράτος (krátos, “power, might”).


esegeta

it-noun

esegeta m or f by sense (masculine plural esegeti, feminine plural esegete)

esegeti (masculine plural)
esegete (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐξηγητής (exēgētḗs).


progressista

it-noun

progressista m or f by sense (masculine plural progressisti, feminine plural progressiste)

progressisti (masculine plural)
progressiste (feminine plural)


psicopedagogista

psicopedagogista m or f by sense (masculine plural psicopedagogisti, feminine plural psicopedagogiste)

psicopedagogisti (masculine plural)
psicopedagogiste (feminine plural)


pusillanime

pusillanime m or f by sense (plural pusillanimi)


riformista

riformista m or f by sense (masculine plural riformisti, feminine plural riformiste)

riformisti (masculine plural)
riformiste (feminine plural)


Rovereto

Trentino-Alto Adige
Trentino-Alto Adige#English

Rovereto (a city in Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy)


sansepolcrista

sansepolcrista m or f by sense (masculine plural sansepolcristi, feminine plural sansepolcriste)

sansepolcristi (masculine plural)
sansepolcriste (feminine plural)

any of the people who participated in the meeting held by Mussolini in Piazza San Sepolcro in Milan on March 23, 1919, during which the Fascist fighting force was formed


sardista

sardista m or f by sense (masculine plural sardisti, feminine plural sardiste)

sardisti (masculine plural)
sardiste (feminine plural)


segnapunti

Verb-object compound, composed of segna (“to mark, to note down, to score”) + punti (“points”).

it-verb-obj

segnare<t:to mark, to note down, to score>


segregazionista

it-noun

segregazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural segregazionisti, feminine plural segregazioniste)

segregazionisti (masculine plural)
segregazioniste (feminine plural)


Fabio

a surname transferred from the given name


Quinto

From Latin Quīntus, from Latin quīntus (“fifth”).


Donato

Early saint's name from Latin Donātus, meaning "given" (as by God).


Pompei

Pompei or Pompeii (city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy)


Pompei

English: Pompei


Pollicino

From pollice (“thumb”) + -ino (diminutive suffix), based on French Petit Poucet.


Petrarca

Purposely changed from Petracco, his father's given name and his patronymic, derived from the name Pietro (“Peter”).


ferrarese

it-noun

ferrarese m or f by sense (plural ferraresi)


politeista

politeista m or f by sense (masculine plural politeisti, feminine plural politeiste)

politeisti (masculine plural)
politeiste (feminine plural)


pirata della strada

pirata della strada m (plural pirati della strada)


sassone

sassone m or f by sense (plural sassoni)


fideista

fideista m or f by sense (masculine plural fideisti, feminine plural fideiste)

fideisti (masculine plural)
fideiste (feminine plural)


caricaturista

caricaturista m or f by sense (masculine plural caricaturisti, feminine plural caricaturiste)

caricaturisti (masculine plural)
caricaturiste (feminine plural)


induista

induista m or f by sense (masculine plural induisti, feminine plural induiste)

induisti (masculine plural)
induiste (feminine plural)


fratricida

fratricida m or f by sense (masculine plural fratricidi, feminine plural fratricide)

fratricidi (masculine plural)
fratricide (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin frātricīda. By surface analysis, fratri- (“brother”, fossilized stem of fratello) + -cida.

surf

fratri-<t:brother><pos:fossilized stem of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">fratello</i>>


giovine

it-noun

giovine m or f by sense (plural giovini)


commensale

commensale m or f by sense (plural commensali)


feticista

feticista m or f by sense (masculine plural feticisti, feminine plural feticiste)

feticisti (masculine plural)
feticiste (feminine plural)


moggio

moggio m (plural moggia f or (rare) moggi m or (archaic) mogge f)

moggia (feminine plural)
moggi (masculine plural rare)
mogge (archaic feminine plural)


coerede

coerede m or f by sense (plural coeredi)


connazionale

connazionale m or f by sense (plural connazionali)


cretese

cretese m or f by sense (plural cretesi)


Efeso

From Latin Ephesus, from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).


ellenista

ellenista m or f by sense (masculine plural ellenisti, feminine plural elleniste)

ellenisti (masculine plural)
elleniste (feminine plural)


garante

garante m or f by sense (plural garanti)

From Old French garant, probably from Frankish *werênd, *warjan, akin to German gewähren (“to grant”) and Old High German wërênt.


inserviente

inserviente m or f by sense (plural inservienti)


sondaggista

sondaggista m or f by sense (masculine plural sondaggisti, feminine plural sondaggiste)

sondaggisti (masculine plural)
sondaggiste (feminine plural)


fonetista

fonetista m or f by sense (masculine plural fonetisti, feminine plural fonetiste)

fonetisti (masculine plural)
fonetiste (feminine plural)


officiante

officiante m or f by sense (plural officianti)

From officia(re) (“to officiate”) + -ante (“-ing; -ant”).

affix

a person who officiates a ceremony; a celebrant


parricida

it-noun

parricida m or f by sense (masculine plural parricidi, feminine plural parricide)

parricidi (masculine plural)
parricide (feminine plural)


Delle Piane

a surname of a very ancient and noble aristocratic Ligurian family from the 12th to 20th centuries


apologeta

apologeta m or f by sense (masculine plural apologeti, feminine plural apologete)

apologeti (masculine plural)
apologete (feminine plural)


Federico

a male given name, equivalent to English Frederick


animista

animista m or f by sense (masculine plural animisti, feminine plural animiste)

animisti (masculine plural)
animiste (feminine plural)


carrista

carrista m or f by sense (masculine plural carristi, feminine plural carriste)

carristi (masculine plural)
carriste (feminine plural)


cartapesta

cartapesta f (plural cartapeste or cartepeste)

From carta (“paper”) + pesta (“crushed, ground, beaten”). Literally, “crushed paper”.

compound

(usually uncountable) papier-mâché (paper mixed with glue used to create sculptures)


cartellonista

it-noun

cartellonista m or f by sense (masculine plural cartellonisti, feminine plural cartelloniste)

cartellonisti (masculine plural)
cartelloniste (feminine plural)


behaviorista

behaviorista m or f by sense (masculine plural behavioristi, feminine plural behavioriste)

behavioristi (masculine plural)
behavioriste (feminine plural)


moabita

moabita m or f by sense (masculine plural moabiti, feminine plural moabite)

moabiti (masculine plural)
moabite (feminine plural)


negromante

negromante m or f by sense (plural negromanti)

From Ancient Greek νεκρόμαντις (nekrómantis).

one who practices divination involving the dead or death

(by extension) any sort of sorcerer or soothsayer


criminale di guerra

criminale di guerra m or f by sense (plural criminali di guerra)


pesarese

pesarese m or f by sense (plural pesaresi)

native or inhabitant of Pesaro (town in Italy)


Pepe

a diminutive of the male given name Giuseppe


complottista

complottista m or f by sense (masculine plural complottisti, feminine plural complottiste)

complottisti (masculine plural)
complottiste (feminine plural)


antiislamista

antiislamista m or f by sense (masculine plural antiislamisti, feminine plural antiislamiste)

antiislamisti (masculine plural)
antiislamiste (feminine plural)


espansionista

espansionista m or f by sense (masculine plural espansionisti, feminine plural espansioniste)

espansionisti (masculine plural)
espansioniste (feminine plural)


illuminista

illuminista m or f by sense (masculine plural illuministi, feminine plural illuministe)

illuministi (masculine plural)
illuministe (feminine plural)


islamista

islamista m or f by sense (masculine plural islamisti, feminine plural islamiste)

islamisti (masculine plural)
islamiste (feminine plural)

student of the religion, civilization and culture of Islam


ismaelita

ismaelita m or f by sense (masculine plural ismaeliti, feminine plural ismaelite)

ismaeliti (masculine plural)
ismaelite (feminine plural)


maschilista

maschilista m or f by sense (masculine plural maschilisti, feminine plural maschiliste)

maschilisti (masculine plural)
maschiliste (feminine plural)


passamontagna

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + montagna (“mountain”).

it-verb-obj

A tarda notte venne ancora il medico greco, con un sacco sulle spalle e un passamontagna.

1947, Primo Levi, “Storia di dieci giorni”, in Se questo è un uomo [If This Is a Man], Torino: Einaudi, published 1987, →ISBN, page 195:

The Greek medic came late an night, with a sack on his shoulders and a balaclava.


polemista

it-noun

polemista m or f by sense (masculine plural polemisti, feminine plural polemiste)

polemisti (masculine plural)
polemiste (feminine plural)


saggista

saggista m or f by sense (masculine plural saggisti, feminine plural saggiste)

saggisti (masculine plural)
saggiste (feminine plural)


saudita

saudita m or f by sense (masculine plural sauditi, feminine plural saudite)

sauditi (masculine plural)
saudite (feminine plural)


sciita

sciita m or f by sense (masculine plural sciiti, feminine plural sciite)

sciiti (masculine plural)
sciite (feminine plural)


sunnita

sunnita m or f by sense (masculine plural sunniti, feminine plural sunnite)

sunniti (masculine plural)
sunnite (feminine plural)


programma televisivo

programma televisivo m (plural programmi televisivi)


crocerista

crocerista m or f by sense (masculine plural croceristi, feminine plural croceriste)

croceristi (masculine plural)
croceriste (feminine plural)


sammarinese

sammarinese m or f by sense (plural sammarinesi)


sadista

sadista m or f by sense (masculine plural sadisti, feminine plural sadiste)

sadisti (masculine plural)
sadiste (feminine plural)


sadomasochista

sadomasochista m or f by sense (masculine plural sadomasochisti, feminine plural sadomasochiste)

sadomasochisti (masculine plural)
sadomasochiste (feminine plural)


grecista

grecista m or f by sense (masculine plural grecisti, feminine plural greciste)

grecisti (masculine plural)
greciste (feminine plural)

Greek scholar (person who studies Ancient Greek language and literature)


iconoclasta

iconoclasta m or f by sense (masculine plural iconoclasti, feminine plural iconoclaste)

iconoclasti (masculine plural)
iconoclaste (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin īconoclasta, from Ancient Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, “breaker of images”).

der

εἰκονοκλάστης


Nicolò

a male given name, equivalent to English Nicholas


scacchista

it-noun

scacchista m or f by sense (masculine plural scacchisti, feminine plural scacchiste)

scacchisti (masculine plural)
scacchiste (feminine plural)


otorinolaringoiatra

otorinolaringoiatra m (plural otorinolaringoiatri)

otorinolaringoiatra f (plural otorinolaringoiatre)

otorinolaringoiatri (plural)
otorinolaringoiatre (plural)


piemontese

piemontese m or f by sense (plural piemontesi)

Piedmontese (native or inhabitant of Piedmont)


razionalista

razionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural razionalisti, feminine plural razionaliste)

razionalisti (masculine plural)
razionaliste (feminine plural)


urbanista

urbanista m or f by sense (masculine plural urbanisti, feminine plural urbaniste)

urbanisti (masculine plural)
urbaniste (feminine plural)


surfista

surfista m or f by sense (masculine plural surfisti, feminine plural surfiste)

surfisti (masculine plural)
surfiste (feminine plural)

From surf (“surfing”) + -ista (“-ist, -er”), from English surf.


schei

Probably from spelling pronunciation of German Scheidemünze (“divisional coin”), borne on Austrian currency circulating in Lombardy–Venetia. Cognate with Venetan schèi (also singular schèo) and Lombard sghej.


sghei

(northern Italy, chiefly Lombard or humorous) Alternative form of schei


cataplasma

Borrowed from Latin cataplasma, from Ancient Greek κατάπλασμα (katáplasma).


catechista

catechista m or f by sense (masculine plural catechisti, feminine plural catechiste)

catechisti (masculine plural)
catechiste (feminine plural)


copista

copista m or f by sense (masculine plural copisti, feminine plural copiste)

copisti (masculine plural)
copiste (feminine plural)


cedrata

a drink (long, sometimes alcoholic) made from citron

a Sicilian dessert made with citron peel


centrista

centrista m or f by sense (masculine plural centristi, feminine plural centriste)

centristi (masculine plural)
centriste (feminine plural)


Fiorenza

a female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Fiorenzo, equivalent to English Florence


chiromante

chiromante m or f by sense (plural chiromanti)


militarista

militarista m or f by sense (masculine plural militaristi, feminine plural militariste)

militaristi (masculine plural)
militariste (feminine plural)


scioglilingua

Verb-object compound, composed of sciogli (“to melt”) + lingua (“tongue”).


perditempo

Verb-object compound, composed of perdi (“to waste”) + tempo (“time”).


catanese

it-noun

catanese m or f by sense (plural catanesi)


pistoiese

pistoiese m or f by sense (plural pistoiesi)

desctree

→ French: bistouri
→ Albanian: bisturi
→ Catalan: bisturí
→ Dutch: bistouri
→ Indonesian: bisturi
→ English: bistoury
→ Esperanto: bisturio
→ Italian: bisturi
→ Romanian: bisturiu
→ Spanish: bisturí
→ Turkish: bisturi

From Latin Pistōriēnsis, from Pistōrium, equivalent to Pistoia + -ese. Doublet of bisturi.


lucchese

it-noun

lucchese m or f by sense (plural lucchesi)


pratese

pratese m or f by sense (plural pratesi)


leccese

leccese m or f by sense (plural leccesi)


pugliese

pugliese m or f by sense (plural pugliesi)


civilista

civilista m or f by sense (masculine plural civilisti, feminine plural civiliste)

civilisti (masculine plural)
civiliste (feminine plural)


clarinista

clarinista m or f by sense (masculine plural clarinisti, feminine plural clariniste)

clarinisti (masculine plural)
clariniste (feminine plural)


classicista

classicista m or f by sense (masculine plural classicisti, feminine plural classiciste)

classicisti (masculine plural)
classiciste (feminine plural)


cleptomane

cleptomane m or f by sense (plural cleptomani)

From Ancient Greek κλέπτω (kléptō) + -mane.


clarinettista

clarinettista m or f by sense (masculine plural clarinettisti, feminine plural clarinettiste)

clarinettisti (masculine plural)
clarinettiste (feminine plural)


clericale

clericale m or f by sense (plural clericali)


cocainomane

cocainomane m or f by sense (plural cocainomani)


concertista

concertista m or f by sense (masculine plural concertisti, feminine plural concertiste)

concertisti (masculine plural)
concertiste (feminine plural)


congressista

congressista m or f by sense (masculine plural congressisti, feminine plural congressiste)

congressisti (masculine plural)
congressiste (feminine plural)


Ilario

Borrowed from Latin Hilarius, cognate to English Hilary and Hillary.


contitolare

contitolare m or f by sense (plural contitolari)


contorsionista

contorsionista m or f by sense (masculine plural contorsionisti, feminine plural contorsioniste)

contorsionisti (masculine plural)
contorsioniste (feminine plural)


corregionale

corregionale m or f by sense (plural corregionali)

a person who comes from the same area as another


correntista

correntista m or f by sense (masculine plural correntisti, feminine plural correntiste)

correntisti (masculine plural)
correntiste (feminine plural)


corresponsabile

corresponsabile m or f by sense (plural corresponsabili)

co-responsible, a jointly responsible or liable person


cosmopolita

cosmopolita m or f by sense (masculine plural cosmopoliti, feminine plural cosmopolite)

cosmopoliti (masculine plural)
cosmopolite (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης (kosmopolítēs).

lbor

κοσμοπολίτης


cottimista

it-noun

cottimista m or f by sense (masculine plural cottimisti, feminine plural cottimiste)

cottimisti (masculine plural)
cottimiste (feminine plural)


cronometrista

cronometrista m or f by sense (masculine plural cronometristi, feminine plural cronometriste)

cronometristi (masculine plural)
cronometriste (feminine plural)


penalista

penalista m or f by sense (masculine plural penalisti, feminine plural penaliste)

penalisti (masculine plural)
penaliste (feminine plural)


oculista

oculista m or f by sense (masculine plural oculisti, feminine plural oculiste)

oculisti (masculine plural)
oculiste (feminine plural)

From Latin oculus + -ista or French oculiste.


optometrista

optometrista m or f by sense (masculine plural optometristi, feminine plural optometriste)

optometristi (masculine plural)
optometriste (feminine plural)


dormiglione

dormiglione m or f by sense (plural dormiglioni)


dormiveglia

Verb-verb compound, composed of dormi (“sleep”) + veglia (“wake”).

it-verb-verb

Spesso, tra un pasto e l'altro, rimaneva disteso quasi senza muoversi, in certi momenti dormendo, in altri sospeso in un dormiveglia fantastico che gli impediva di aprire gli occhi.

2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

Often he would lie from one meal to the next almost without stirring, sometimes asleep, sometimes waking into vague reveries in which it was too much trouble to open his eyes.

state of between being awake and asleep at the same time; light sleep; halfsleep


secentista

it-noun

secentista m or f by sense (masculine plural secentisti, feminine plural secentiste)

secentisti (masculine plural)
secentiste (feminine plural)


elettroencefalogramma

elettroencefalogramma m (plural elettroencefalogrammi)


equilibrista

equilibrista m or f by sense (masculine plural equilibristi, feminine plural equilibriste)

equilibristi (masculine plural)
equilibriste (feminine plural)


imprevidente

imprevidente m or f by sense (plural imprevidenti)


errata corrige

Unadapted borrowing from Latin errāta corrige (“correct the mistakes!”). See more at corrigō and errō.

ubor

errata (added page listing the errors which were discovered after printing)


eschimese

it-noun

eschimese m or f by sense (plural eschimesi)


escursionista

escursionista m or f by sense (masculine plural escursionisti, feminine plural escursioniste)

escursionisti (masculine plural)
escursioniste (feminine plural)


esteta

esteta m or f by sense (masculine plural esteti, feminine plural estete)

esteti (masculine plural)
estete (feminine plural)


estetista

estetista m or f by sense (masculine plural estetisti, feminine plural estetiste)

estetisti (masculine plural)
estetiste (feminine plural)


etnologo

etnologo m (plural etnologi or etnologhi, feminine etnologa)

etnologi (plural)
etnologhi (plural)
etnologa (feminine)


ingiuriante

ingiuriante m or f by sense (plural ingiurianti)

From Late Latin iniūriantem, from iniūrior.


fattaccio

(informal, plural only) matters, business


fermacravatta

Verb-object compound, composed of ferma (“to stop; to hold”) + cravatta (“tie”).


sistema di allarme

it-noun

sistema di allarme m (plural sistemi di allarme)


sistema d'allarme

sistema d'allarme m (plural sistemi d'allarme)

sistema di allarme
sistema di allarme#Italian


settimese

settimese m or f by sense (plural settimesi)

native or inhabitant of Settimo Torinese


FS

Initialism of Ferrovie dello Stato (“Italian state railway/railroad”).


figurinista

figurinista m or f by sense (masculine plural figurinisti, feminine plural figuriniste)

figurinisti (masculine plural)
figuriniste (feminine plural)


fiorista

fiorista m or f by sense (masculine plural fioristi, feminine plural fioriste)

fioristi (masculine plural)
fioriste (feminine plural)


fisioterapista

fisioterapista m or f by sense (masculine plural fisioterapisti, feminine plural fisioterapiste)

fisioterapisti (masculine plural)
fisioterapiste (feminine plural)

From fisioterapia + -ista or fisio- + terapista.


formalista

formalista m or f by sense (masculine plural formalisti, feminine plural formaliste)

formalisti (masculine plural)
formaliste (feminine plural)


fotoreporter

fotoreporter m or f by sense (invariable)


frogia

(usually in the plural) each of the fleshy tips on an equid's nose

(usually in the plural) nostril (of an equid)

(by extension, literary or humorous, usually in the plural) nostril (of a human)


frondista

frondista m or f by sense (masculine plural frondisti, feminine plural frondiste)

frondisti (masculine plural)
frondiste (feminine plural)


fumettista

fumettista m or f by sense (masculine plural fumettisti, feminine plural fumettiste)

fumettisti (masculine plural)
fumettiste (feminine plural)


fuoriclasse

fuoriclasse m or f by sense (invariable)


Girolamo

a male given name, equivalent to English Jerome


Girolamo

a surname transferred from the given name


Giosia

uder

Hebrew יאשׁיּהוּ


sistema isolato

it-noun

sistema isolato m (plural sistemi isolati)


sistema aperto

sistema aperto m (plural sistemi aperti)


sistema chiuso

sistema chiuso m (plural sistemi chiusi)


garagista

garagista m or f by sense (masculine plural garagisti, feminine plural garagiste)

garagisti (masculine plural)
garagiste (feminine plural)


gasista

gasista m or f by sense (masculine plural gasisti, feminine plural gasiste)

gasisti (masculine plural)
gasiste (feminine plural)


gaudente

gaudente m or f by sense (plural gaudenti)

Learned borrowing from Latin gaudentem, present active participle of gaudeō (“to rejoice”).


genialoide

genialoide m or f by sense (plural genialoidi)


geometra

geometra m or f by sense (masculine plural geometri, feminine plural geometre)

geometri (masculine plural)
geometre (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin geōmētrēs, from Ancient Greek γεωμέτρης (geōmétrēs).


ghingheri

Possibly from a Tuscan or other dialectal form agghingare, corrupted from agghindare (“to dress up”).


quattro gatti

Siamo rimasti in quattro gatti.

(only) a few (people); just one man and his dog


pescegatto

pescegatto m (plural pescegatti or pescigatti)


gitante

gitante m or f by sense (plural gitanti)


gollista

gollista m or f by sense (masculine plural gollisti, feminine plural golliste)

gollisti (masculine plural)
golliste (feminine plural)


golpista

golpista m or f by sense (masculine plural golpisti, feminine plural golpiste)

golpisti (masculine plural)
golpiste (feminine plural)

coup plotter; coupist; putschist (one who takes part in a coup d'état)


gommista

gommista m or f by sense (masculine plural gommisti, feminine plural gommiste)

gommisti (masculine plural)
gommiste (feminine plural)

(automotive) tyre/tire specialist, dealer or changer


grossista

grossista m or f by sense (masculine plural grossisti, feminine plural grossiste)

grossisti (masculine plural)
grossiste (feminine plural)


guardacaccia

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + caccia (“hunting”).

it-verb-obj

gamekeeper, game warden, a guardian of animals meant to be hunted


guardacoste

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + coste (“coasts”).


guardacoste

it-noun

guardacoste m or f by sense (invariable)


guardalinee

guardalinee m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + linee (“lines”).


guardasigilli

it-noun

guardasigilli m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + sigilli (“seals, stamps”).

it-verb-obj

a formal title of the Italian minister of justice


igienista

it-noun

igienista m or f by sense (masculine plural igienisti, feminine plural igieniste)

igienisti (masculine plural)
igieniste (feminine plural)


illusionista

illusionista m or f by sense (masculine plural illusionisti, feminine plural illusioniste)

illusionisti (masculine plural)
illusioniste (feminine plural)


Silvestro

a male given name, equivalent to English Sylvester


imbrattacarte

imbrattacarte m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of imbratta (“to smear, to daub”) + carte (“papers”).

it-verb-obj

Coordinate term: imbrattatele


imbrattatele

it-noun

imbrattatele m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of imbratta (“to smear, to daub”) + tele (“canvases”).

it-verb-obj

Coordinate term: imbrattacarte

Ogni imbrattatele sa certamente applicare colori, luce e ombre, e dipingere un bambino e una giovane donna; ma non si tratta di questo: si tratta della forma dell'esecuzione, che si può sentire ma non descrivere.

1793, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, translated by Maria Chiara Pievatolo, Beweis der Unrechtmäßigkeit des Büchernachdrucks; republished as Prova dell'illegittimità della ristampa dei libri, 2012:

Every dauber certainly knows how to apply colors, highlights and shadows, and draw a child and a young woman; but it does not regard this: it regards the form of exclusion, that one can feel but not describe.

Adesso che ogni imbrattatele può mandar suoi quadri al Salon, non si sente parlare d'altro che di genii incompresi.

1927, Il tesoretto della coltura italiana:

(derogatory) dauber (unskillful painter)


sindacalista

it-noun

sindacalista m or f by sense (masculine plural sindacalisti, feminine plural sindacaliste)

sindacalisti (masculine plural)
sindacaliste (feminine plural)


sistemista

sistemista m or f by sense (masculine plural sistemisti, feminine plural sistemiste)

sistemisti (masculine plural)
sistemiste (feminine plural)


parmense

parmense m or f by sense (plural parmensi)

native or inhabitant of the province of Parma


algebrista

algebrista m or f by sense (masculine plural algebristi, feminine plural algebriste)

algebristi (masculine plural)
algebriste (feminine plural)


infanticida

infanticida m or f by sense (masculine plural infanticidi, feminine plural infanticide)

infanticidi (masculine plural)
infanticide (feminine plural)


paracqua

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + acqua (“water”).


pachino

it-noun

pachino m or f by sense (plural pachini)

(sometimes capitalised/capitalized) native or inhabitant of Pachino


intellettualoide

intellettualoide m or f by sense (plural intellettualoidi)


internista

internista m or f by sense (masculine plural internisti, feminine plural interniste)

internisti (masculine plural)
interniste (feminine plural)


isolazionista

isolazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural isolazionisti, feminine plural isolazioniste)

isolazionisti (masculine plural)
isolazioniste (feminine plural)


Azio

From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).


snobista

snobista m or f by sense (masculine plural snobisti, feminine plural snobiste)

snobisti (masculine plural)
snobiste (feminine plural)


laringoiatra

laringoiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural laringoiatri, feminine plural laringoiatre)

laringoiatri (masculine plural)
laringoiatre (feminine plural)

doctor who specializes in problems of the throat


latinista

latinista m or f by sense (masculine plural latinisti, feminine plural latiniste)

latinisti (masculine plural)
latiniste (feminine plural)


lavapiatti

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + piatti (“plates”).


lavasecco

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + secco (“dry”).


leccapiedi

Verb-object compound, composed of lecca (“to lick”) + piedi (“feet”).

bootlicker, crawler, brown-noser, flunky


ben pensante

it-noun

ben pensante m or f by sense (plural ben pensanti)


taoista

taoista m or f by sense (masculine plural taoisti, feminine plural taoiste)

taoisti (masculine plural)
taoiste (feminine plural)


lestofante

lestofante m or f by sense (plural lestofanti)


libellista

libellista m or f by sense (masculine plural libellisti, feminine plural libelliste)

libellisti (masculine plural)
libelliste (feminine plural)


lustrascarpe

lustrascarpe m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of lustra (“to polish”) + scarpe (“shoes”).


archimandrita

From Latin archimandrīta, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιμανδρίτης (arkhimandrítēs).

der

ἀρχιμανδρίτης


omeopata

it-noun

omeopata m or f by sense (masculine plural omeopati, feminine plural omeopate)

omeopati (masculine plural)
omeopate (feminine plural)


onanista

onanista m or f by sense (masculine plural onanisti, feminine plural onaniste)

onanisti (masculine plural)
onaniste (feminine plural)


giudicabile

giudicabile m or f by sense (plural giudicabili)

Borrowed from Late Latin iūdicābilis. By surface analysis, giudicare (“to judge”) + -abile (“-able”).


urbinate

it-noun

urbinate m or f by sense (plural urbinati)


Pitagora

From Ancient Greek Πυθαγόρας (Puthagóras).


Toledo

Borrowed from Spanish Toledo, from Latin Tolētum.


megalomane

megalomane m or f by sense (plural megalomani)

From megalomania. By surface analysis, megalo- + -mane.


menefreghista

menefreghista m or f by sense (masculine plural menefreghisti, feminine plural menefreghiste)

menefreghisti (masculine plural)
menefreghiste (feminine plural)

→ Albanian: menefregist, ⇒ menefrego

→ Emilian: menefreghìsta

From me ne frego (“I don't care, I couldn't care less”) + -ista (“-ist”). Compare French je-m’en-fichiste, Catalan menfotista.

af

a person with an uncaring or couldn't-care-less attitude


nonnulla

From Latin nōnnūllā, feminine singular and neuter plural (collective) of nōnnūllus, itself from nōn (“not”) + nūllus (“no one, no, not any”).


menagramo

Borrowed from Lombard menagràm. By surface analysis, verb-object compound, composed of mena (“to bring”) + gramo (“wretched (things)”).

surf

Che menagramo che sei // eventualmente puoi sempre ridere poi.

1978, “Una donna per amico”, Mogol (lyrics), performed by Lucio Battisti:

What a jinx you are, // eventually you can always laugh.

jinx (person who is thought to bring bad luck)


giustizialista

it-noun

giustizialista m or f by sense (masculine plural giustizialisti, feminine plural giustizialiste)

giustizialisti (masculine plural)
giustizialiste (feminine plural)

From giustizial(ismo) (“justicialism”) + -ista (“-ist”).

suffix

an advocate of the politicization of the judiciary


intimista

it-noun

intimista m or f by sense (masculine plural intimisti, feminine plural intimiste)

intimisti (masculine plural)
intimiste (feminine plural)


mestierante

mestierante m or f by sense (plural mestieranti)

From mestiere (“job, profession”) + -ante.

one who lowers their profession or art to mere occupation


metodista

metodista m or f by sense (masculine plural metodisti, feminine plural metodiste)

metodisti (masculine plural)
metodiste (feminine plural)


liberista

liberista m or f by sense (masculine plural liberisti, feminine plural liberiste)

liberisti (masculine plural)
liberiste (feminine plural)


moca

From Mocha, Yemen, a port on the Red Sea, from Arabic اَلْمُخَا (al-muḵā), due to its being a major marketplace for coffee during Ottoman rule.


modellista

modellista m or f by sense (masculine plural modellisti, feminine plural modelliste)

modellisti (masculine plural)
modelliste (feminine plural)


mongoloide

mongoloide m or f by sense (plural mongoloidi)


mormone

mormone m or f by sense (plural mormoni)


moscovita

moscovita m or f by sense (masculine plural moscoviti, feminine plural moscovite)

moscoviti (masculine plural)
moscovite (feminine plural)

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) + -ita (“-ite”).


musicante

it-noun

musicante m or f by sense (plural musicanti)


narcisista

narcisista m or f by sense (masculine plural narcisisti, feminine plural narcisiste)

narcisisti (masculine plural)
narcisiste (feminine plural)


occultista

occultista m or f by sense (masculine plural occultisti, feminine plural occultiste)

occultisti (masculine plural)
occultiste (feminine plural)


oltretomba

From oltre- + tomba. Compare French outre-tombe.


naturista

naturista m or f by sense (masculine plural naturisti, feminine plural naturiste)

naturisti (masculine plural)
naturiste (feminine plural)


nonconformista

nonconformista m or f by sense (masculine plural nonconformisti, feminine plural nonconformiste)

nonconformisti (masculine plural)
nonconformiste (feminine plural)


novellista

novellista m or f by sense (masculine plural novellisti, feminine plural novelliste)

novellisti (masculine plural)
novelliste (feminine plural)


Eramo

From a variant of the personal name Erasmo.


nudista

nudista m or f by sense (masculine plural nudisti, feminine plural nudiste)

nudisti (masculine plural)
nudiste (feminine plural)


nullatenente

nullatenente m or f by sense (plural nullatenenti)

proletarian (person who owns no property)


oligarca

oligarca m or f by sense (masculine plural oligarchi, feminine plural oligarche)

oligarchi (masculine plural)
oligarche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin oligarcha, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγάρχης (oligárkhēs). By surface analysis, oligo- (“few”) + -arca (“ruler, leader”).

surf

(politics) oligarch (member of an oligarchy)


oltranzista

it-noun

oltranzista m or f by sense (masculine plural oltranzisti, feminine plural oltranziste)

oltranzisti (masculine plural)
oltranziste (feminine plural)


opportunista

opportunista m or f by sense (masculine plural opportunisti, feminine plural opportuniste)

opportunisti (masculine plural)
opportuniste (feminine plural)


oscurantista

oscurantista m or f by sense (masculine plural oscurantisti, feminine plural oscurantiste)

oscurantisti (masculine plural)
oscurantiste (feminine plural)


ostruzionista

ostruzionista m or f by sense (masculine plural ostruzionisti, feminine plural ostruzioniste)

ostruzionisti (masculine plural)
ostruzioniste (feminine plural)


odontoiatra

odontoiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural odontoiatri, feminine plural odontoiatre)

odontoiatri (masculine plural)
odontoiatre (feminine plural)


oppiomane

oppiomane m or f by sense (plural oppiomani)


pompe funebri

funeral service, funeral home, funeral parlor (business that provides funeral services)


ottocentista

ottocentista m or f by sense (masculine plural ottocentisti, feminine plural ottocentiste)

ottocentisti (masculine plural)
ottocentiste (feminine plural)


testimone di nozze

testimone di nozze m or f by sense (plural testimoni di nozze)

maid of honour/maid of honor, groomsmaid, wedding witness (for the bride)


testimone oculare

testimone oculare m or f by sense (plural testimoni oculari)


particolarista

particolarista m or f by sense (masculine plural particolaristi, feminine plural particolariste)

particolaristi (masculine plural)
particolariste (feminine plural)


risi e bisi

Borrowed from Venetan rixi e bixi (“rice[s] and peas”).

bor+

a traditional Venetian dish, similar to a risotto, made from new peas and rice and flavored with pancetta


paternalista

it-noun

paternalista m or f by sense (masculine plural paternalisti, feminine plural paternaliste)

paternalisti (masculine plural)
paternaliste (feminine plural)


Nazioni Unite

Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite


Società delle Nazioni

it-proper noun

Società delle Nazioni f pl (plural only)


xilofonista

it-noun

xilofonista m or f by sense (masculine plural xilofonisti, feminine plural xilofoniste)

xilofonisti (masculine plural)
xilofoniste (feminine plural)

From xilofono (“xylophone”) + -ista (“-ist”).


-mane

-mane, -maniac; Used to form adjectives and nouns describing sufferers of a mania


passaverdura

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + verdure (“vegetables”).


catanzarese

it-noun

catanzarese m or f by sense (plural catanzaresi)


trentasettenne

trentasettenne m or f by sense (plural trentasettenni)


brambilla

Presumably from the Italian surname Brambilla.

a typification of middle-class businessmen as found in Milan and Lombardy


calciomercato

calciomercato m (plural calciomercati or invariable)

calciomercati (plural)
invariable (plural)

the market in buying, selling and transferring professional football players


contastorie

contastorie m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of conta (“to tell”) + storie (“stories”).


cesarista

it-noun

cesarista m or f by sense (masculine plural cesaristi, feminine plural cesariste)

cesaristi (masculine plural)
cesariste (feminine plural)


vibonese

vibonese m or f by sense (plural vibonesi)


capomafia

capomafia m or f by sense (masculine plural capimafia, feminine plural invariable)


neopresidente

neopresidente m or f by sense (plural neopresidenti)


sistema limbico

sistema limbico m (plural sistemi limbici)


suovetaurilia

(historical, Ancient Rome) suovetaurilia


bellicista

bellicista m or f by sense (masculine plural bellicisti, feminine plural belliciste)

bellicisti (masculine plural)
belliciste (feminine plural)


blaugrana

From Catalan blau (“blue”) grana (“garnet”), from the colours/colors of the team's strip.

Barcelona football/soccer club, or any of its players


capoclassifica

capoclassifica m or f by sense (masculine plural capiclassifica, feminine plural invariable)


capolista

capolista m or f by sense (masculine plural capilista, feminine plural invariable)


capolista

leader (team at the head of a division or league)


centravanti

centravanti m or f by sense (invariable)

Calque of English centre-forward; from centro- + avanti.


tecnocrate

tecnocrate m or f by sense (plural tecnocrati)


spiritualista

spiritualista m or f by sense (masculine plural spiritualisti, feminine plural spiritualiste)

spiritualisti (masculine plural)
spiritualiste (feminine plural)


seminarista

seminarista m or f by sense (masculine plural seminaristi, feminine plural seminariste)

seminaristi (masculine plural)
seminariste (feminine plural)


trequartista

trequartista m or f by sense (masculine plural trequartisti, feminine plural trequartiste)

trequartisti (masculine plural)
trequartiste (feminine plural)

attacking midfielder
attacking midfielder


avellinese

avellinese m or f by sense (plural avellinesi)


bavarese

bavarese m or f by sense (plural bavaresi)

Bavarian (native or inhabitant of Bavaria)


conservazionista

conservazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural conservazionisti, feminine plural conservazioniste)

conservazionisti (masculine plural)
conservazioniste (feminine plural)


corleonese

corleonese m or f by sense (plural corleonesi)


gardenese

gardenese m or f by sense (plural gardenesi)

From (Val) Gardena + -ese (“-ese, -ish”).

Gardenese (native or inhabitant of Val Gardena)


ravennate

ravennate m or f by sense (plural ravennati)


luddista

luddista m or f by sense (masculine plural luddisti, feminine plural luddiste)

luddisti (masculine plural)
luddiste (feminine plural)


naturalista

naturalista m or f by sense (masculine plural naturalisti, feminine plural naturaliste)

naturalisti (masculine plural)
naturaliste (feminine plural)


leghista

leghista m or f by sense (masculine plural leghisti, feminine plural leghiste)

leghisti (masculine plural)
leghiste (feminine plural)

(politics) a member or supporter of the Lega / Lega Nord


valtellinese

valtellinese m or f by sense (plural valtellinesi)


casalese

casalese m or f by sense (plural casalesi)

Casale Monferrato
Casale Monferrato#English

native or inhabitant of Casale Monferrato

Casal di Principe
Casal di Principe#English

native or inhabitant of Casal di Principe

(usually in the plural) a member of a Camorra clan originally from Casal di Principe


biancoceleste

(relational) of the S.S. Lazio, the Italian football/soccer team based in Rome


biancoceleste

biancoceleste m or f by sense (plural biancocelesti)

a player or supporter of any sporting club wearing a white and sky-blue shirt


interista

it-adj

interista (masculine plural interisti, feminine plural interiste)

interisti (masculine plural)
interiste (feminine plural)

of or pertaining to FC Internazionale Milano, the Italian football/soccer club based in Milan


interista

it-noun

interista m or f by sense (masculine plural interisti, feminine plural interiste)

a Football Club Internazionale Milano player or supporter


giansenista

giansenista m or f by sense (masculine plural giansenisti, feminine plural gianseniste)

giansenisti (masculine plural)
gianseniste (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French janséniste, derived from Latin Jānsenius, Latinized form of Dutch Jansen (a surname).


gotha

the elite of a particular business or entertainment sector


immobiliarista

immobiliarista m or f by sense (masculine plural immobiliaristi, feminine plural immobiliariste)

immobiliaristi (masculine plural)
immobiliariste (feminine plural)

estate agent (or person in the real estate, property or housing business)


italiota

it-adj

italiota (masculine plural italioti, feminine plural italiote)

italioti (masculine plural)
italiote (feminine plural)


messinese

it-noun

messinese m or f by sense (plural messinesi)


monopolista

monopolista m or f by sense (masculine plural monopolisti, feminine plural monopoliste)

monopolisti (masculine plural)
monopoliste (feminine plural)


narcotrafficante

narcotrafficante m or f by sense (plural narcotrafficanti)


neonazista

neonazista m or f by sense (masculine plural neonazisti, feminine plural neonaziste)

neonazisti (masculine plural)
neonaziste (feminine plural)


pescarese

pescarese m or f by sense (plural pescaresi)


torinese

torinese m or f by sense (plural torinesi)


retroscena

behind the scenes event or detail; secret


riminese

riminese m or f by sense (plural riminesi)


romanista

romanista m or f by sense (masculine plural romanisti, feminine plural romaniste)

romanisti (masculine plural)
romaniste (feminine plural)


Caraibi

From Spanish Caribe, from a Taíno or Kalinago term corresponding to karifuna (“Kalinago person”) in modern Kalinago, a borrowing from a Cariban language, ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Compare Kari'na karìna (“Carib person”).
The word came through French Caraïbes (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kaʁaˈib/) and English Caribe (IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/).

IPA

IPA⁽ᵏᵉʸ⁾: /kæɹˈaɪbiː/


Gioia

a female given name, equivalent to English Joy


Giambattista

Contraction of Giovanni Battista (“John the Baptist”). Cognate with French Jean-Baptiste.


Gerico

From Latin Ierĭchō, itself through Ancient Greek Ἰεριχώ (Ierikhṓ) from Biblical Hebrew יְרִיחוֹ (Yərīḥō).


Geova

Borrowed from Latin Iehōva, itself based on Biblical Hebrew יהוה (IHVH) vocalized through אֲדֹנָי (adonái) to avoid pronouncing God's name. The term is commonly associated with Jehovah's Witnesses.


Galizia

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Gallicia, from Classical Latin Gallaecia, from Gallaecī (“a tribe in the region”).

autonomous community
autonomous community

Galicia (an autonomous community of Spain)


telegiornalista

it-noun

telegiornalista m or f by sense (masculine plural telegiornalisti, feminine plural telegiornaliste)

telegiornalisti (masculine plural)
telegiornaliste (feminine plural)


tastierista

tastierista m or f by sense (masculine plural tastieristi, feminine plural tastieriste)

tastieristi (masculine plural)
tastieriste (feminine plural)


sudista

sudista m or f by sense (masculine plural sudisti, feminine plural sudiste)

sudisti (masculine plural)
sudiste (feminine plural)

Southerner (someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America)


amburghese

amburghese m or f by sense (plural amburghesi)


Amburgo

Hamburg (the second-largest city in Germany)


catastrofista

catastrofista m or f by sense (masculine plural catastrofisti, feminine plural catastrofiste)

catastrofisti (masculine plural)
catastrofiste (feminine plural)


coprotagonista

coprotagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural coprotagonisti, feminine plural coprotagoniste)

coprotagonisti (masculine plural)
coprotagoniste (feminine plural)


cuneese

cuneese m or f by sense (plural cuneesi)


eroinomane

eroinomane m or f by sense (plural eroinomani)


esquimese

esquimese m or f by sense (plural esquimesi)


lungodegente

lungodegente m or f by sense (plural lungodegenti)


sancta sanctorum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sāncta sānctōrum.


veronese

it-noun

veronese m or f by sense (plural veronesi)

Veronese (native or inhabitant of Verona)


savonese

savonese m or f by sense (plural savonesi)


cremonese

cremonese m or f by sense (plural cremonesi)


pluriomicida

pluriomicida m or f by sense (masculine plural pluriomicidi, feminine plural pluriomicide)

pluriomicidi (masculine plural)
pluriomicide (feminine plural)

multiple murderer (has killed more than once, but is not a serial killer)


scambista

scambista m or f by sense (masculine plural scambisti, feminine plural scambiste)

scambisti (masculine plural)
scambiste (feminine plural)


antichista

antichista m or f by sense (masculine plural antichisti, feminine plural antichiste)

antichisti (masculine plural)
antichiste (feminine plural)


camaldolese

camaldolese m or f by sense (plural camaldolesi)


nichilista

nichilista m or f by sense (masculine plural nichilisti, feminine plural nichiliste)

nichilisti (masculine plural)
nichiliste (feminine plural)


portaborse

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + borse (“handbags”).


pazzoide

it-noun

pazzoide m or f by sense (plural pazzoidi)


sessista

sessista m or f by sense (masculine plural sessisti, feminine plural sessiste)

sessisti (masculine plural)
sessiste (feminine plural)


salutista

salutista m or f by sense (masculine plural salutisti, feminine plural salutiste)

salutisti (masculine plural)
salutiste (feminine plural)


sudtirolese

sudtirolese m or f by sense (plural sudtirolesi)

From sud (“South”) + tirolese (“Tyrolese, Tyrolean”), or Sud Tirolo (“South Tyrol”) + -ese.


trapanese

it-noun

trapanese m or f by sense (plural trapanesi)


tirolese

tirolese m or f by sense (plural tirolesi)


tuttologo

tuttologo m (plural tuttologi or (uncommon) tuttologhi)

tuttologi (plural)
tuttologhi (plural uncommon)

From tutto (“everything, all”) + -logo (“-logist”).


vicepremier

it-noun

vicepremier m or f by sense (invariable)


vestigio

vestigio m (plural vestigi m or vestigia f or (archaic) vestigie f or (archaic) vestige f)

vestigi (masculine plural)
vestigia (feminine plural)
vestigie (archaic feminine plural)
vestige (archaic feminine plural)


giallista

giallista m or f by sense (masculine plural giallisti, feminine plural gialliste)

giallisti (masculine plural)
gialliste (feminine plural)


falangista

falangista m or f by sense (masculine plural falangisti, feminine plural falangiste)

falangisti (masculine plural)
falangiste (feminine plural)


giuslavorista

giuslavorista m or f by sense (masculine plural giuslavoristi, feminine plural giuslavoriste)

giuslavoristi (masculine plural)
giuslavoriste (feminine plural)

From gius (“law”) + lavorista (“expert in labour law”).


kenyota

it-noun

kenyota m or f by sense (masculine plural kenyoti, feminine plural kenyote)

kenyoti (masculine plural)
kenyote (feminine plural)


Friburgo

Fribourg (the capital city of Fribourg canton, Switzerland)


vignettista

vignettista m or f by sense (masculine plural vignettisti, feminine plural vignettiste)

vignettisti (masculine plural)
vignettiste (feminine plural)


indipendentista

indipendentista m or f by sense (masculine plural indipendentisti, feminine plural indipendentiste)

indipendentisti (masculine plural)
indipendentiste (feminine plural)

independentist (person seeking independence for a nation)


jihadista

jihadista m or f by sense (masculine plural jihadisti, feminine plural jihadiste)

jihadisti (masculine plural)
jihadiste (feminine plural)


librettista

librettista m or f by sense (masculine plural librettisti, feminine plural librettiste)

librettisti (masculine plural)
librettiste (feminine plural)


lungolinea

(tennis) a stroke that sends the ball along one of the lines at the side of the court


cattocomunista

cattocomunista m or f by sense (masculine plural cattocomunisti, feminine plural cattocomuniste)

cattocomunisti (masculine plural)
cattocomuniste (feminine plural)


cinquantaduenne

cinquantaduenne m or f by sense (plural cinquantaduenni)


stacanovista

stacanovista m or f by sense (masculine plural stacanovisti, feminine plural stacanoviste)

stacanovisti (masculine plural)
stacanoviste (feminine plural)


tirannicida

tirannicida m or f by sense (masculine plural tirannicidi, feminine plural tirannicide)

tirannicidi (masculine plural)
tirannicide (feminine plural)


gallerista

gallerista m or f by sense (masculine plural galleristi, feminine plural galleriste)

galleristi (masculine plural)
galleriste (feminine plural)


lecchese

lecchese m or f by sense (plural lecchesi)


revisionista

revisionista m or f by sense (masculine plural revisionisti, feminine plural revisioniste)

revisionisti (masculine plural)
revisioniste (feminine plural)


trentunenne

trentunenne m or f by sense (plural trentunenni)


camerunese

camerunese m or f by sense (plural camerunesi)


estense

estense m or f by sense (plural estensi)


groenlandese

groenlandese m or f by sense (plural groenlandesi)

Greenlander (native or inhabitant of Greenland)


monzese

monzese m or f by sense (plural monzesi)


praghese

praghese m or f by sense (plural praghesi)


dopogara

(sports) the post-match period; the period after a match


incontrista

incontrista m or f by sense (masculine plural incontristi, feminine plural incontriste)

incontristi (masculine plural)
incontriste (feminine plural)

(boxing) a boxer who is able to fend off attacks

(soccer) a player who is able to keep possession of the ball when challenged


salitore

salitore m or f by sense (plural salitori)


Ezechia

From Hebrew חִזְקִיָּה (chizkiyá, “Hezekiah”).


Esdra

From Latin Esdras, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew עזרא.


Ercolano

Borrowed from Latin Herculaneum.
* (modern town in Campania): Used since 1969.


tappabuchi

Verb-object compound, composed of tappa (“to plug”) + buchi (“holes”).

it-verb-obj

(humorous) person who is called to substitute someone who is absent for work; fill-in


scooterista

it-noun

scooterista m or f by sense (masculine plural scooteristi, feminine plural scooteriste)

scooteristi (masculine plural)
scooteriste (feminine plural)


Damiano

a male given name, equivalent to English Damian or Damien


pederasta

Borrowed from French pédéraste, from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).

L'elenco ce l'ho: i disfattisti, i comunisti, i pederasti!

1971, Lucio Dalla (lyrics and music), “Il colonello”:

I have the list: the defeatists, the communists, the homosexuals!


fuoripagina

newspaper article published on a page other than is normal for the subject matter


buonista

buonista m or f by sense (masculine plural buonisti, feminine plural buoniste)

buonisti (masculine plural)
buoniste (feminine plural)


ferrarista

ferrarista m or f by sense (masculine plural ferraristi, feminine plural ferrariste)

ferraristi (masculine plural)
ferrariste (feminine plural)


stakanovista

stakanovista m or f by sense (masculine plural stakanovisti, feminine plural stakanoviste)

stakanovisti (masculine plural)
stakanoviste (feminine plural)


stragista

stragista m or f by sense (masculine plural stragisti, feminine plural stragiste)

stragisti (masculine plural)
stragiste (feminine plural)


trentaseienne

trentaseienne m or f by sense (plural trentaseienni)


Reggio Calabria

From the earlier Old Italian Reggio, from Late Latin Rēgium, Latin Rhēgium, from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion). The city became known as Reggio Calabria after the Italian Unification.

Reggio Calabria (a historical province and metropolitan city of Calabria, Italy)

Reggio Calabria (a city and commune, the provincial capital of Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy)

(history) Regium, an important flourishing Ancient Greek colonial settlement in Magna Graecia on the Strait of Messina from the early 1st millennium BCE thru the Hellenistic, Ancient Roman, Byzantine Roman and medieval epochs


Reggio Emilia

A city and province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy


foniatra

foniatra m or f by sense (masculine plural foniatri, feminine plural foniatre)

foniatri (masculine plural)
foniatre (feminine plural)


forlivese

forlivese m or f by sense (plural forlivesi)

Forlivian (native or inhabitant of Forlì)


negazionista

negazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural negazionisti, feminine plural negazioniste)

negazionisti (masculine plural)
negazioniste (feminine plural)

denialist, denier (of the Holocaust or other such events)


preadolescente

preadolescente m or f by sense (plural preadolescenti)


europarlamentare

europarlamentare m or f by sense (plural europarlamentari)


forzista

it-adj

forzista (masculine plural forzisti, feminine plural forziste)

forzisti (masculine plural)
forziste (feminine plural)

of or pertaining to Forza Italia, an Italian political party


forzista

it-noun

forzista m or f by sense (masculine plural forzisti, feminine plural forziste)


newyorchese

newyorchese m or f by sense (plural newyorchesi)


postcomunista

postcomunista m or f by sense (masculine plural postcomunisti, feminine plural postcomuniste)

postcomunisti (masculine plural)
postcomuniste (feminine plural)


australopiteco

australopiteco m (plural australopitechi or australopiteci)

australopitechi (plural)
australopiteci (plural)


conditio sine qua non

Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin conditiō sine quā nōn (“condition without which not”).


condicio sine qua non

Unadapted borrowing from Latin condiciō sine quā nōn (“condition without which not”).


dopoborsa

(finance) after hours market; after hours trading


protezionista

it-noun

protezionista m or f by sense (masculine plural protezionisti, feminine plural protezioniste)

protezionisti (masculine plural)
protezioniste (feminine plural)


udinese

udinese m or f by sense (plural udinesi)


scafista

scafista m or f by sense (masculine plural scafisti, feminine plural scafiste)

scafisti (masculine plural)
scafiste (feminine plural)

a person who maintains and repairs the hulls of ships or aircraft

a person who smuggles cigarettes using fast motorboats


trentaduenne

trentaduenne m or f by sense (plural trentaduenni)


neorealista

neorealista m or f by sense (masculine plural neorealisti, feminine plural neorealiste)

neorealisti (masculine plural)
neorealiste (feminine plural)


passaruota

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + ruota (“wheel”).


anatomopatologo

it-noun

anatomopatologo m (plural anatomopatologi or anatomopatologhi, feminine anatomopatologa)

anatomopatologi (plural)
anatomopatologhi (plural)
anatomopatologa (feminine)

pathological anatomist (male or of unspecified gender)


europeista

europeista m or f by sense (masculine plural europeisti, feminine plural europeiste)

europeisti (masculine plural)
europeiste (feminine plural)


futuribile

futurable (capable of existing or occurring in the future)


futuribile

(philosophy, theology) a contingent, conditioned future


futuribile

futuribile m or f by sense (plural futuribili)

(uncommon) Synonym of futurologo (“futurologist”)


Crispino

a male given name, equivalent to English Crispin


pirla

Dialectal, probably related to pirlare, variant of prillare (“to spin”). Compare Spanish pirula, of similar meaning.


portabicicletta

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + bicicletta (“bicycle”).


regionalista

it-noun

regionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural regionalisti, feminine plural regionaliste)

regionalisti (masculine plural)
regionaliste (feminine plural)


rompiballe

Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (“to break”) + balle (“balls, testicles”).

it-verb-obj

(chiefly regional) Alternative form of rompipalle


settantaseienne

it-noun

settantaseienne m or f by sense (plural settantaseienni)


nordvietnamita

nordvietnamita m or f by sense (masculine plural nordvietnamiti, feminine plural nordvietnamite)

nordvietnamiti (masculine plural)
nordvietnamite (feminine plural)


sudvietnamita

sudvietnamita m or f by sense (masculine plural sudvietnamiti, feminine plural sudvietnamite)

sudvietnamiti (masculine plural)
sudvietnamite (feminine plural)


antisionista

antisionista m or f by sense (masculine plural antisionisti, feminine plural antisioniste)

antisionisti (masculine plural)
antisioniste (feminine plural)


rossoblu

of or pertaining to the Bologna Football Club, the Italian football/soccer team based in Bologna

of or pertaining to the Cagliari Calcio, the Italian football/soccer team based in Cagliari, Sardinia

of or pertaining to the Genoa Football Club, the Italian football/soccer team based in Genoa


rossoblu

a Bologna Football Club player or supporter

a Cagliari Football Club player or supporter

a Genoa Football Club player or supporter


nuorese

nuorese m or f by sense (plural nuoresi)


sessantaduenne

sessantaduenne m or f by sense (plural sessantaduenni)


trentaquattrenne

trentaquattrenne m or f by sense (plural trentaquattrenni)


decisionista

it-adj

decisionista (masculine plural decisionisti, feminine plural decisioniste)

decisionisti (masculine plural)
decisioniste (feminine plural)


decisionista

it-noun

decisionista m or f by sense (masculine plural decisionisti, feminine plural decisioniste)


contrattista

contrattista m or f by sense (masculine plural contrattisti, feminine plural contrattiste)

contrattisti (masculine plural)
contrattiste (feminine plural)


capopopolo

capopopolo m or f by sense (masculine plural capipopolo, feminine plural invariable)


possibilista

possibilista m or f by sense (masculine plural possibilisti, feminine plural possibiliste)

possibilisti (masculine plural)
possibiliste (feminine plural)


costruttivista

costruttivista m or f by sense (masculine plural costruttivisti, feminine plural costruttiviste)

costruttivisti (masculine plural)
costruttiviste (feminine plural)


cubista

it-adj

cubista (masculine plural cubisti, feminine plural cubiste)

cubisti (masculine plural)
cubiste (feminine plural)


cubista

it-noun

cubista m or f by sense (masculine plural cubisti, feminine plural cubiste)


lobbysta

lobbysta m or f by sense (masculine plural lobbysti, feminine plural lobbyste)

lobbysti (masculine plural)
lobbyste (feminine plural)


martinichese

martinichese m or f by sense (plural martinichesi)


neuropsichiatra

neuropsichiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural neuropsichiatri, feminine plural neuropsichiatre)

neuropsichiatri (masculine plural)
neuropsichiatre (feminine plural)

cognitive and behavioral neurologist; neuropsychiatrist


ottantaseienne

ottantaseienne m or f by sense (plural ottantaseienni)


piduista

piduista m or f by sense (masculine plural piduisti, feminine plural piduiste)

piduisti (masculine plural)
piduiste (feminine plural)


sassarese

sassarese m or f by sense (plural sassaresi)


collaborazionista

collaborazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural collaborazionisti, feminine plural collaborazioniste)

collaborazionisti (masculine plural)
collaborazioniste (feminine plural)


esistenzialista

esistenzialista m or f by sense (masculine plural esistenzialisti, feminine plural esistenzialiste)

esistenzialisti (masculine plural)
esistenzialiste (feminine plural)


scientista

scientista m or f by sense (masculine plural scientisti, feminine plural scientiste)

scientisti (masculine plural)
scientiste (feminine plural)


bloggista

bloggista m or f by sense (masculine plural bloggisti, feminine plural bloggiste)

bloggisti (masculine plural)
bloggiste (feminine plural)


antiabortista

antiabortista m or f by sense (masculine plural antiabortisti, feminine plural antiabortiste)

antiabortisti (masculine plural)
antiabortiste (feminine plural)


antifederalista

antifederalista m or f by sense (masculine plural antifederalisti, feminine plural antifederaliste)

antifederalisti (masculine plural)
antifederaliste (feminine plural)


promemoria

From Latin prō memoriā (literally “for the memory”).


bruxellese

it-noun

bruxellese m or f by sense (plural bruxellesi)


documentarista

documentarista m or f by sense (masculine plural documentaristi, feminine plural documentariste)

documentaristi (masculine plural)
documentariste (feminine plural)


radiotelegrafista

radiotelegrafista m or f by sense (masculine plural radiotelegrafisti, feminine plural radiotelegrafiste)

radiotelegrafisti (masculine plural)
radiotelegrafiste (feminine plural)


reggisella

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + sella (“saddle (for a horse, bicycle or motorcycle)”).

it-verb-obj

sella<t:saddle (for a horse, bicycle or motorcycle)>


sfascista

it-noun

sfascista m or f by sense (masculine plural sfascisti, feminine plural sfasciste)

sfascisti (masculine plural)
sfasciste (feminine plural)


esclusivista

esclusivista m or f by sense (masculine plural esclusivisti, feminine plural esclusiviste)

esclusivisti (masculine plural)
esclusiviste (feminine plural)


hongkonghese

hongkonghese m or f by sense (plural hongkonghesi)


elicotterista

elicotterista m or f by sense (masculine plural elicotteristi, feminine plural elicotteriste)

elicotteristi (masculine plural)
elicotteriste (feminine plural)


vaticanista

vaticanista m or f by sense (masculine plural vaticanisti, feminine plural vaticaniste)

vaticanisti (masculine plural)
vaticaniste (feminine plural)


avventista

avventista m or f by sense (masculine plural avventisti, feminine plural avventiste)

avventisti (masculine plural)
avventiste (feminine plural)


guardiacaccia

guardiacaccia m or f by sense (invariable)

From guardia (“guard”) + caccia (“hunting”).

(rare, colloquial) Alternative form of guardacaccia (“game warden”)


piombinese

piombinese m or f by sense (plural piombinesi)

native or inhabitant of Piombino (town in Tuscany)


rimbalzista

rimbalzista m or f by sense (masculine plural rimbalzisti, feminine plural rimbalziste)

rimbalzisti (masculine plural)
rimbalziste (feminine plural)


separatista

separatista m or f by sense (masculine plural separatisti, feminine plural separatiste)

separatisti (masculine plural)
separatiste (feminine plural)


Aleppo

→ Danish: Aleppo

→ Dutch: Aleppo

→ English: Aleppo

→ Finnish: Aleppo

→ German: Aleppo

→ Norwegian: Aleppo

→ Polish: Aleppo

→ Russian: Алеппо (Aleppo)

→ Swedish: Aleppo

→ Ukrainian: Алеппо (Aleppo)

Borrowed from French Alep, from Ottoman Turkish حلب (Haleb, vulg. Halep), from Arabic حَلَب (ḥalab), of unknown origin.


Clemenza

Feminine version of the personal name Clemente.

a female given name, equivalent to English Clemence


abolizionista

it-noun

abolizionista m or f by sense (masculine plural abolizionisti, feminine plural abolizioniste)

abolizionisti (masculine plural)
abolizioniste (feminine plural)


fiemmese

fiemmese m or f by sense (plural fiemmesi)

native or inhabitant of the Val di Fiemme


cornista

cornista m or f by sense (masculine plural cornisti, feminine plural corniste)

cornisti (masculine plural)
corniste (feminine plural)


liberticida

liberticida m or f by sense (masculine plural liberticidi, feminine plural liberticide)

liberticidi (masculine plural)
liberticide (feminine plural)

Calque of French liberticide, from libertà + -cida

liberticide (one who causes the destruction of liberty)


aeromante

aeromante m or f by sense (plural aeromanti)


pomiglianese

pomiglianese m or f by sense (plural pomiglianesi)


amicone

amicone m or f by sense (plural amiconi)


salvavita

From Salvavita, itself derived from etymology 1.

genericized trademark
genericized trademark

residual-current device
residual-current device

(electricity) genericized trademark for residual-current device


aforista

aforista m or f by sense (masculine plural aforisti, feminine plural aforiste)

aforisti (masculine plural)
aforiste (feminine plural)


slalomista

slalomista m or f by sense (masculine plural slalomisti, feminine plural slalomiste)

slalomisti (masculine plural)
slalomiste (feminine plural)


metropolita

it-adj

metropolita (masculine plural metropoliti, feminine plural metropolite)

metropoliti (masculine plural)
metropolite (feminine plural)

(Christianity) metropolitan (of a metropolitan bishop)


statalista

it-noun

statalista m or f by sense (masculine plural statalisti, feminine plural stataliste)

statalisti (masculine plural)
stataliste (feminine plural)


viennese

viennese m or f by sense (plural viennesi)


deicida

deicida m or f by sense (masculine plural deicidi, feminine plural deicide)

deicidi (masculine plural)
deicide (feminine plural)

(literary) deicide (killer of a god or goddess)


antennista

antennista m or f by sense (masculine plural antennisti, feminine plural antenniste)

antennisti (masculine plural)
antenniste (feminine plural)


Aspromonte

Compound of aspro (“rugged”) + monte (“mountain”). The first element could also derive from Greek άσπρος (áspros, “white”), since Griko language is attested in Calabria.


nazifascista

it-noun

nazifascista m or f by sense (masculine plural nazifascisti, feminine plural nazifasciste)

nazifascisti (masculine plural)
nazifasciste (feminine plural)


paraschiena

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + scheggia (“back (of the body)”).


Otranto

From Latin Hydruntum, from Ancient Greek Ὑδροῦς (Hudroûs).

the letter O in the Italian spelling alphabet


captatio benevolentiae

Borrowed from Latin captātiō benevolentiae (literally “seizing of the good will”).

bor+

used rhetorically to seek to win someone's sympathy or support by showing respect


empolese

it-noun

empolese m or f by sense (plural empolesi)


imolese

imolese m or f by sense (plural imolesi)


collettivista

collettivista m or f by sense (masculine plural collettivisti, feminine plural collettiviste)

collettivisti (masculine plural)
collettiviste (feminine plural)

→ Maltese: kollettivista


doppiogiochista

doppiogiochista m or f by sense (masculine plural doppiogiochisti, feminine plural doppiogiochiste)

doppiogiochisti (masculine plural)
doppiogiochiste (feminine plural)

From doppio gioco (“double cross”) + -ista.


futurista

futurista m or f by sense (masculine plural futuristi, feminine plural futuriste)

futuristi (masculine plural)
futuriste (feminine plural)


legalista

legalista m or f by sense (masculine plural legalisti, feminine plural legaliste)

legalisti (masculine plural)
legaliste (feminine plural)


meridionalista

meridionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural meridionalisti, feminine plural meridionaliste)

meridionalisti (masculine plural)
meridionaliste (feminine plural)

an expert on the problem of the South (an expert who studies the social and economic issues of southern Italy)


Cirillo

→ Maltese: Ċirillu

a male given name, equivalent to English Cyril


Cirillo

a surname transferred from the given name


Cappuccetto Rosso

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood


Canarie

Short for Isole Canarie (“Canary Islands”).


percussionista

percussionista m or f by sense (masculine plural percussionisti, feminine plural percussioniste)

percussionisti (masculine plural)
percussioniste (feminine plural)


Caria

Derived from Ancient Greek Κᾱρίᾱ (Kāríā).

der+

Caria (“historical region in Asia Minor”)


lisosoma

From liso- + -soma, from Ancient Greek λύσις (lúsis) and σῶμα (sôma).


rondista

it-noun

rondista m or f by sense (masculine plural rondisti, feminine plural rondiste)

rondisti (masculine plural)
rondiste (feminine plural)


semianalfabeta

semianalfabeta m or f by sense (masculine plural semianalfabeti, feminine plural semianalfabete)

semianalfabeti (masculine plural)
semianalfabete (feminine plural)


sferruzzante

sferruzzante m or f by sense (plural sferruzzanti)


succhiasangue

succhiasangue m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of succhia (“to suck”) + sangue (“blood”).


utilitarista

it-noun

utilitarista m or f by sense (masculine plural utilitaristi, feminine plural utilitariste)

utilitaristi (masculine plural)
utilitariste (feminine plural)


voltagabbana

voltagabbana m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) + gabbana (“overcoat”).

it-verb-obj

I voltagabbana sono una costante della storia nazionale. Dal Risorgimento, quando venivamo accusati di vincere le guerre con i soldati degli altri, alla prima guerra mondiale, di cui ricorre il centenario, quando in nome del «sacro egoismo» a […]

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Geri

A town and municipality of the Nicosia District, Cyprus


piazzista

it-noun

piazzista m or f by sense (masculine plural piazzisti, feminine plural piazziste)

piazzisti (masculine plural)
piazziste (feminine plural)


psicolabile

psicolabile m or f by sense (plural psicolabili)


scissionista

scissionista m or f by sense (masculine plural scissionisti, feminine plural scissioniste)

scissionisti (masculine plural)
scissioniste (feminine plural)


regatante

regatante m or f by sense (plural regatanti)


antirazzista

antirazzista m or f by sense (masculine plural antirazzisti, feminine plural antirazziste)

antirazzisti (masculine plural)
antirazziste (feminine plural)


cabarettista

cabarettista m or f by sense (masculine plural cabarettisti, feminine plural cabarettiste)

cabarettisti (masculine plural)
cabarettiste (feminine plural)


livignese

livignese m or f by sense (plural livignesi)


pokerista

pokerista m or f by sense (masculine plural pokeristi, feminine plural pokeriste)

pokeristi (masculine plural)
pokeriste (feminine plural)


psicoterapeuta

psicoterapeuta m or f by sense (masculine plural psicoterapeuti, feminine plural psicoterapeute)

psicoterapeuti (masculine plural)
psicoterapeute (feminine plural)


velista

velista m or f by sense (masculine plural velisti, feminine plural veliste)

velisti (masculine plural)
veliste (feminine plural)


trentacinquenne

trentacinquenne m or f by sense (plural trentacinquenni)


posatubi

Verb-object compound, composed of posa (“to put, to lay”) + tubi (“tubes, pipes”).


cacadubbi

Verb-object compound, composed of caca (“to shit”) + dubbi (“doubts”).


Gubbio

Inherited from Latin Iguvium, Eugubium, from Umbrian.


rigorista

it-noun

rigorista m or f by sense (masculine plural rigoristi, feminine plural rigoriste)

rigoristi (masculine plural)
rigoriste (feminine plural)


parlamentarista

parlamentarista m or f by sense (masculine plural parlamentaristi, feminine plural parlamentariste)

parlamentaristi (masculine plural)
parlamentariste (feminine plural)


biellese

biellese m or f by sense (plural biellesi)


settantacinquenne

settantacinquenne m or f by sense (plural settantacinquenni)


dopopartita

the post-match period; the period after a match


piromane

piromane m or f by sense (plural piromani)


spaccalegna

spaccalegna m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of spacca (“to break, to split”) + legna (“firewood”).


bonapartista

it-noun

bonapartista m or f by sense (masculine plural bonapartisti, feminine plural bonapartiste)

bonapartisti (masculine plural)
bonapartiste (feminine plural)


bronzista

bronzista m or f by sense (masculine plural bronzisti, feminine plural bronziste)

bronzisti (masculine plural)
bronziste (feminine plural)


Bergamasco

From bergamasco (“of or related to Bergamo”).


tabagista

tabagista m or f by sense (masculine plural tabagisti, feminine plural tabagiste)

tabagisti (masculine plural)
tabagiste (feminine plural)


garantista

garantista m or f by sense (masculine plural garantisti, feminine plural garantiste)

garantisti (masculine plural)
garantiste (feminine plural)


docciaschiuma

a form of bath foam packaged for use in a shower; shower gel


presbite

presbite m or f by sense (plural presbiti)


fonocardiogramma

fonocardiogramma m (plural fonocardiogrammi)


polistrumentalista

polistrumentalista m or f by sense (masculine plural polistrumentalisti, feminine plural polistrumentaliste)

polistrumentalisti (masculine plural)
polistrumentaliste (feminine plural)


strumentalista

strumentalista m or f by sense (masculine plural strumentalisti, feminine plural strumentaliste)

strumentalisti (masculine plural)
strumentaliste (feminine plural)


contoterzista

contoterzista m or f by sense (masculine plural contoterzisti, feminine plural contoterziste)

contoterzisti (masculine plural)
contoterziste (feminine plural)

outsourcer, outside contractor, subcontractor


diccì

From the abbreviation "DC" of the political party.

(relational) of the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) a dissolved political party


proibizionista

proibizionista m or f by sense (masculine plural proibizionisti, feminine plural proibizioniste)

proibizionisti (masculine plural)
proibizioniste (feminine plural)


caposquadra

caposquadra m or f by sense (masculine plural capisquadra, feminine plural invariable)

foreman/forewoman, supervisor, team leader


guardaspalle

guardaspalle m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of guarda (“to guard, to watch”) + spalle (“shoulders”); compare guardarsi le spalle (“to watch one's back”, literally “to watch one's shoulders”).


scolapasta

Verb-object compound, composed of scola (“to drain; to strain”) + pasta (“pasta”).

a colander (especially one used to drain pasta)


oligodendroglioma

it-noun

oligodendroglioma m (plural oligodendrogliomi)


ultranazionalista

ultranazionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural ultranazionalisti, feminine plural ultranazionaliste)

ultranazionalisti (masculine plural)
ultranazionaliste (feminine plural)


leninista

leninista m or f by sense (masculine plural leninisti, feminine plural leniniste)

leninisti (masculine plural)
leniniste (feminine plural)


monetarista

monetarista m or f by sense (masculine plural monetaristi, feminine plural monetariste)

monetaristi (masculine plural)
monetariste (feminine plural)


marxista-leninista

marxista-leninista m or f by sense (masculine plural marxisti-leninisti, feminine plural marxiste-leniniste)

marxisti-leninisti (masculine plural)
marxiste-leniniste (feminine plural)


nullafacente

nullafacente m or f by sense (plural nullafacenti)


pluristrumentista

pluristrumentista m or f by sense (masculine plural pluristrumentisti, feminine plural pluristrumentiste)

pluristrumentisti (masculine plural)
pluristrumentiste (feminine plural)


polistrumentista

polistrumentista m or f by sense (masculine plural polistrumentisti, feminine plural polistrumentiste)

polistrumentisti (masculine plural)
polistrumentiste (feminine plural)


cinquantunenne

cinquantunenne m or f by sense (plural cinquantunenni)


trombonista

trombonista m or f by sense (masculine plural trombonisti, feminine plural tromboniste)

trombonisti (masculine plural)
tromboniste (feminine plural)


laicista

laicista m or f by sense (masculine plural laicisti, feminine plural laiciste)

laicisti (masculine plural)
laiciste (feminine plural)


mazarese

mazarese m or f by sense (plural mazaresi)

native or inhabitant of Mazara del Vallo


nordirlandese

nordirlandese m or f by sense (plural nordirlandesi)

From nord (“North”) + irlandese (“Irish”).


occhiali di protezione

occhiali di protezione m pl (plural only)


pubblicista

pubblicista m or f by sense (masculine plural pubblicisti, feminine plural pubbliciste)

pubblicisti (masculine plural)
pubbliciste (feminine plural)


vallone

vallone m or f by sense (plural valloni)

Borrowed from French wallon, from Frankish *walh, from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“foreigner”).


germanista

germanista m or f by sense (masculine plural germanisti, feminine plural germaniste)

germanisti (masculine plural)
germaniste (feminine plural)


liparota

liparota m or f by sense (masculine plural liparoti, feminine plural liparote)

liparoti (masculine plural)
liparote (feminine plural)


liparese

liparese m or f by sense (plural liparesi)


oligopolista

oligopolista m or f by sense (masculine plural oligopolisti, feminine plural oligopoliste)

oligopolisti (masculine plural)
oligopoliste (feminine plural)


pirata informatico

pirata informatico m (plural pirati informatici)


teista

teista m or f by sense (masculine plural teisti, feminine plural teiste)

teisti (masculine plural)
teiste (feminine plural)


epatocarcinoma

epatocarcinoma m (plural epatocarcinomi)

hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma

(pathology) hepatocellular carcinoma, malignant hepatoma


stagista

stagista m or f by sense (masculine plural stagisti, feminine plural stagiste)

stagisti (masculine plural)
stagiste (feminine plural)

From stag(e) (“internship”) + -ista (“-ist”, suffix denoting a particular role).


feocromocitoma

it-noun

feocromocitoma m (plural feocromocitomi)

(medicine) pheochromocytoma / phaeochromocytoma


ipernova

ipernova f (plural ipernove or ipernovae)


via libera

Un sondaggio Abc/Washington Post segnala come solo il 38 per cento degli americani sia a favore della conferma della Barrett prima del 3 novembre e in media tra la nomina e il via libera del Senato passano 72 giorni.

2020 September 28, Alberto Flores D'Arcais, “Corte suprema, i democratici pronti a dare battaglia a Trump sulla nomina di Amy Coney Barrett [Supreme Court, Democrats ready to do battle with Trump on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett]”, in la Repubblica:

An ABC/Washington Post poll reports that only 38 percent of Americans are in favor of the confirmation of Barrett before November 3, and on average 72 pass between the nomination and the go-ahead from the Senate.


chea

Borrowed from English kea, from Maori kea.

Coordinate term: caca

Nestor notabilis
Nestor notabilis#Translingual


Letizia

a female given name, equivalent to English Letitia


esperantista

esperantista m or f by sense (masculine plural esperantisti, feminine plural esperantiste)

esperantisti (masculine plural)
esperantiste (feminine plural)


Bermude

Bermuda (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom in the North Atlantic Ocean)


beota

beota m or f by sense (masculine plural beoti, feminine plural beote)

beoti (masculine plural)
beote (feminine plural)


microaneurisma

microaneurisma m (plural microaneurismi)


portacipria

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + cipria (“face powder”).


portalettere

it-noun

portalettere m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + lettere (“letters”).

it-verb-obj

postman / postwoman, mailman / mailwoman


portauova

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + uova (“eggs”).


prestanome

Verb-object compound, composed of presta (“to lend”) + nome (“name”).


privatista

it-noun

privatista m or f by sense (masculine plural privatisti, feminine plural privatiste)

privatisti (masculine plural)
privatiste (feminine plural)


propagandista

propagandista m or f by sense (masculine plural propagandisti, feminine plural propagandiste)

propagandisti (masculine plural)
propagandiste (feminine plural)


radiocronista

radiocronista m or f by sense (masculine plural radiocronisti, feminine plural radiocroniste)

radiocronisti (masculine plural)
radiocroniste (feminine plural)


violista

violista m or f by sense (masculine plural violisti, feminine plural violiste)

violisti (masculine plural)
violiste (feminine plural)


Barnaba

From Ancient Greek Βαρναβᾶς (Barnabâs), from the Hebrew בּר (bar, “son”) and נָבִיא (naví, “prophet”).


retroterra

«Non si fanno progressi sulla via della pace», mi aveva avvertito Rahm nel 2009, «se il presidente americano e il primo ministro israeliano hanno retroterra politici diversi.»

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 25, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

"You don't get progress on peace," Rahm had warned me in 2009, "when the American president and the Israeli prime minister come from different political backgrounds."

background (social or historical context)


Aloisio

a male given name, equivalent to English Aloysius


paranoide

paranoide m or f by sense (plural paranoidi)


Aminta

From Latin Amyntas, from Ancient Greek Ἀμύντας (Amúntas).


sistema nervoso periferico

sistema nervoso periferico m (plural sistemi nervosi periferici)

peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system

(neuroanatomy) peripheral nervous system


sistema nervoso

sistema nervoso m (plural sistemi nervosi)


sistema nervoso autonomo

sistema nervoso autonomo m (plural sistemi nervosi autonomi)

autonomic nervous system
autonomic nervous system


sistema nervoso centrale

sistema nervoso centrale m (plural sistemi nervosi centrali)

central nervous system
central nervous system


ritrattista

ritrattista m or f by sense (masculine plural ritrattisti, feminine plural ritrattiste)

ritrattisti (masculine plural)
ritrattiste (feminine plural)


Antonino

a surname transferred from the given name


sassofonista

sassofonista m or f by sense (masculine plural sassofonisti, feminine plural sassofoniste)

sassofonisti (masculine plural)
sassofoniste (feminine plural)


rompicollo

Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (“to break”) + collo (“neck”).