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ciclista

cyclist

noun chee-KLEE-stah Less Common

Origin: from Greek 'kyklos', wheel

Usage Note

Ciclista ends in -ista, so it works for both sexes — il ciclista / la ciclista — with gender shown only by the article. Its plural splits by gender: i ciclisti (men/mixed), le cicliste (women). The soft ci- sounds like 'chee'.

Examples

"Il ciclista ha vinto la gara."

Natural Translation

The cyclist won the race.

Literal Translation

The cyclist has won the race.

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