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cacciatore

hunter

noun kaht-chah-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: From cacciare ('to hunt, to chase'), from Vulgar Latin *captiare.

Usage Note

Cacciatore is the masculine form ('hunter'); the feminine is cacciatrice. In cooking, alla cacciatora ('hunter's style') describes a rustic tomato-and-herb braise. The related il caccia is the fighter plane, while cacciatore normally keeps the human sense.

Examples

"Il cacciatore ha attraversato il bosco all'alba."

Natural Translation

The hunter crossed the forest at dawn.

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