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"text": "fortuna (“luck”) + -ello → fortunello (“lucky devil”)",
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"text": "crusca (“bran”) + -ello → cruschello (“fine bran”)",
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"text": "sfrontato (“impudent, shameless”) + -ello → sfontatello (“brat”)",
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"text": "trovato (“found, discovered”) + -ello → trovatello (“foundling”)",
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"text": "spogliare (“to strip”) + -ello → spogliarello (“striptease”)",
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