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fantasma

ghost

noun fan-TAHZ-mah Less Common

Origin: Greek phantasma, apparition

Also means

phantom

Usage Note

Fantasma ends in -a but is grammatically masculine (il fantasma, i fantasmi) — one of the Italian nouns of Greek origin that are masculine despite the -a ending, like problema and tema. Do not say la fantasma.

Examples

"I bambini credono ai fantasmi."

Natural Translation

Children believe in ghosts.

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