detto

said

adjective DEHT-toh Less Common

Origin: Past participle of dire, from Latin dictus.

Also means

aforementioned

Usage Note

Detto is the past participle of dire used attributively to mean 'so-called' or 'the said/aforementioned' in legal and formal writing (e.g. il detto contratto = 'the said contract'). In everyday speech it also means 'said' as in 'no sooner said than done': detto fatto. It can also introduce a nickname: Marco, detto il Rosso.

Examples

"Il detto accordo entra in vigore oggi."

Natural Translation

The said agreement enters into force today.

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