mutua

health insurance fund

noun MOO-twah Rare

Origin: From Latin mutua (reciprocal), short for cassa mutua.

Also means

mutual aid society

Usage Note

Mutua originally referred to a cassa mutua (mutual fund), and in everyday Italian it still means the national or occupational health insurance scheme. Phrases like andare in mutua mean 'to go on sick leave' (paid by the fund). The formal institution is now called ASL (Azienda Sanitaria Locale), but mutua persists colloquially.

Examples

"Il medico della mutua mi ha visitato ieri."

Natural Translation

The health fund doctor saw me yesterday.

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