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razzo

rocket

noun RAHT-tsoh Less Common

Also means

firework

Usage Note

Razzo is a rocket, whether a spacecraft, a missile, or a firework shooting skyward. Partire come un razzo means 'to shoot off like a rocket', describing anything blazingly fast; the plural is razzi.

Examples

"Il razzo è partito verso lo spazio."

Natural Translation

The rocket took off into space.

Literal Translation

The rocket is departed toward the space.

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