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musicassetta

cassette tape

noun moo-zee-kahs-SET-tah Rare
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Usage Note

Musicassetta is the Italian compound for an audio cassette — musica + cassetta. It was the dominant home audio format in Italy through the 1980s and 1990s before CDs and later streaming. Now largely a nostalgic or retro reference. Plural: musicassette.

Examples

"Registrava le canzoni dalla radio su una musicassetta."

Natural Translation

He recorded songs from the radio onto a cassette tape.

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