playlist

noun PLAY-leest Rare

Origin: English loanword, adopted unchanged into Italian.

Usage Note

Playlist is an English loanword used unchanged in Italian and is invariable — the plural is also le playlist. It is feminine: la playlist, le playlist. The word is fully integrated into Italian digital and music vocabulary and is preferred over any Italian coinage. Creare una playlist (to create a playlist) and aggiungere a una playlist (to add to a playlist) are standard collocations.

Examples

"Ho creato una playlist per la palestra."

Natural Translation

I created a playlist for the gym.

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