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hollywoodiano

Hollywood-style

adjective hol-lee-woo-DYAH-noh Rare

Also means

cinematic

Usage Note

Hollywoodiano is a cultural borrowing describing the glamour, excess, or spectacular quality associated with Hollywood cinema. It can be admiring (un finale hollywoodiano = 'a Hollywood ending') or ironic (una reazione hollywoodiana = 'a theatrical overreaction'). Stress falls on the -dia- of -diano.

Examples

"Il film aveva un finale hollywoodiano."

Natural Translation

The film had a Hollywood ending.

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