razzista

racist

adjective noun raht-TSEES-tah Rare

Usage Note

Razzista functions as both adjective and noun and is invariable in gender: un uomo razzista / una donna razzista / un razzista / una razzista. The plural is razzisti (m/mixed) or razziste (f). The related noun razzismo means racism. Note the double 'z' is pronounced 'dz': raht-TSEES-tah.

Examples

"Non tolleriamo commenti razzisti in questa scuola."

Natural Translation

We do not tolerate racist comments in this school.

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