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commesso

shop assistant, clerk

noun kohm-MES-soh Rare

Also means

committed (past participle)

Usage Note

Commesso as a noun means a shop assistant or sales clerk (commesso di negozio); the feminine is commessa. As a past participle of commettere, it means 'committed' (un reato commesso = a crime committed). The two readings are entirely context-dependent. The plural noun commessi/commesse is regular.

Examples

"Il commesso mi ha aiutato a trovare la taglia giusta."

Natural Translation

The shop assistant helped me find the right size.

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