parente
relative
noun pah-REN-teh Rare
Origin: Latin parentem, parent/relative
Also means
relation
Usage Note
Parente is a common false friend: it means a relative or family relation, NOT 'parent.' The Italian words for mother and father are madre and padre; 'parents' (both together) is i genitori. Parente is epicene — un parente (m), una parente (f) — and the plural is i parenti.
Examples
"Ho molti parenti in Sicilia."
Natural Translation
I have many relatives in Sicily.
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