bandito

bandit

noun bahn-DEE-toh Less Common

Origin: from 'bandire', to banish, outlaw

Also means

outlaw

Usage Note

Bandito is an outlaw or bandit, plural banditi, and it literally means someone who has been banished. As a past participle of bandire it can also mean 'banned', so è bandito on a sign means something is forbidden. The feminine bandita is rare.

Examples

"Il bandito è fuggito a cavallo."

Natural Translation

The bandit fled on horseback.

Literal Translation

The bandit is fled on horseback.

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