arabo

Arab

adjective AH-rah-boh Less Common

Origin: From Latin Arabus, from Greek Araps, from Arabic ʿarab.

Also means

Arabic

Usage Note

Arabo functions as both adjective (il mondo arabo — the Arab world) and noun (un arabo — an Arab person; l'arabo — the Arabic language). The phrase è arabo per me ('it's Arabic to me') is the Italian equivalent of 'it's Greek to me,' meaning something is incomprehensible. Feminine araba, plural arabi/arabe.

Examples

"Studia la lingua araba all'università."

Natural Translation

She studies the Arabic language at university.

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