incinto
pregnant
adjective een-CHEEN-toh Rare
Origin: Latin incincta (ungirded, i.e. loosening garments for pregnancy)
Usage Note
Incinto is used almost exclusively in the feminine form incinta to describe a pregnant woman — una donna incinta. The masculine form incinto is technically correct but rarely used. Unlike gravida (more medical) or in dolce attesa (euphemistic), incinta is the standard everyday term.
Examples
"Mia sorella è incinta di tre mesi."
Natural Translation
My sister is three months pregnant.
Literal Translation
My sister is pregnant of three months.
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