risma

ream (of paper)

noun REEZ-mah Rare

Origin: From Arabic rizma ('bundle'), via Spanish.

Also means

sort, kind

Usage Note

Risma literally means a ream of 500 sheets of paper. Figuratively and very commonly, gente della stessa risma means 'people of the same sort/ilk,' often with a negative connotation. This idiomatic use is far more frequent in everyday speech than the literal meaning.

Examples

"Sono tutti della stessa risma."

Natural Translation

They are all of the same ilk.

Literal Translation

They-are all of-the same ream.

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