Also means
expected
Usage Note
Annunciato is the past participle of annunciare (to announce) used as an adjective. It often appears in phrases like un evento annunciato (an announced/expected event) or the ironic morte annunciata (a death foretold), echoing García Márquez's title in Italian. It agrees in gender and number: una visita annunciata (f).
Examples
"La visita annunciata del ministro è stata cancellata."
Natural Translation
The minister's announced visit was cancelled.

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