poliziesco

police (adj.)

adjective poh-leet-SYEH-skoh Rare

Also means

detective (genre)

Usage Note

Poliziesco functions both as an adjective meaning 'of or relating to the police' (stato poliziesco = police state) and as a genre label: un film poliziesco or simply un poliziesco (a detective/crime film). As a noun it is masculine (il poliziesco). The feminine form is poliziesca, plural polizieschi (m) / poliziesche (f).

Examples

"Ho visto un film poliziesco ieri sera."

Natural Translation

I watched a crime film last night.

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