aneddoto
anecdote
noun ah-NED-doh-toh Rare
Origin: From Greek anékdotos, 'unpublished, not given out'.
Usage Note
Aneddoto follows the regular masculine pattern: plural aneddoti. Note the stress: ah-NED-doh-toh, not aneddóto — Italians stress the antepenultimate syllable. It is a false friend for English speakers who might over-formalize it; in Italian it is used naturally in both conversation and writing for any brief illustrative story.
Examples
"Ha raccontato un aneddoto divertente sulla sua infanzia."
Natural Translation
He told an amusing anecdote about his childhood.

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