clandestino

clandestine

adjective klahn-deh-STEE-noh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'clandestinus' (secret)

Also means

stowaway

Usage Note

Clandestino means secret or illicit, and used as a noun it controversially labels an undocumented immigrant. The agreeing forms are clandestina, clandestini, clandestine; the noun clandestinità means living in hiding.

Examples

"Era un passeggero clandestino."

Natural Translation

He was a stowaway passenger.

Literal Translation

He-was a passenger clandestine.

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