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corazza

armour

noun koh-RAHT-tsah Rare

Also means

shell

Usage Note

Corazza (f) originally meant a breastplate or suit of armour; today it is also used figuratively for any protective shell or shield — physical (la corazza di una tartaruga = a tortoise's shell) or emotional (costruirsi una corazza = to build a shell around oneself). The plural is regular: corazze.

Examples

"Il cavaliere indossava una corazza di ferro."

Natural Translation

The knight wore an iron suit of armour.

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