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messaggio

message

noun mehs-SAHJ-joh Less Common

Also means

text

Usage Note

Messaggio ends in -io with stressed final, so its plural is simply messaggi. In everyday speech it covers a phone text; you will hear mandami un messaggio ('text me'), often shortened informally to messaggino.

Examples

"Ti ho mandato un messaggio."

Natural Translation

I sent you a message.

Literal Translation

To-you I-have sent a message.

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