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racconto

story

noun rahk-KOHN-toh Less Common

Origin: from raccontare 'to tell'

Also means

short story

Usage Note

Racconto is a story or tale, and specifically the literary genre of the 'short story' as opposed to romanzo ('novel'). It comes from the verb raccontare ('to tell'). The plural is racconti.

Examples

"Mi ha letto un racconto breve."

Natural Translation

He read me a short story.

Literal Translation

To-me has read a story short.

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