"pentito" meaning in Italian

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Noun

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

Verb

IPA: /penˈti.to/ Forms: pentita [feminine], pentiti [masculine, plural], pentite [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ito Head templates: {{it-pp}} pentito (feminine pentita, masculine plural pentiti, feminine plural pentite)
  1. past participle of pentirsi Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: pentirsi
    Sense id: en-pentito-it-verb-ecx1f2J2 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 28 21 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for pentito meaning in Italian (2.2kB)

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