appassionato
passionate
adjective ah-pahs-syoh-NAH-toh Rare
Origin: From appassionare (to impassion) + -ato, from Latin passio (passion).
Also means
enthusiastic
Usage Note
Appassionato can be used predicatively (è appassionato di musica — he is passionate about music) or attributively (un appassionato discorso). Used as a noun it means 'enthusiast' or 'fan' (un appassionato di calcio). Feminine: appassionata; plurals appassionati/appassionate.
Examples
"È appassionato di storia italiana."
Natural Translation
He is passionate about Italian history.
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