scudato

shield-bearing

adjective skoo-DAH-toh Rare

Origin: From scudo (shield) + -ato (past-participial suffix indicating possession).

Also means

(heraldry) bearing a coat of arms

Usage Note

Scudato literally means 'equipped with a shield' and appears in historical and heraldic contexts. In modern colloquial Italian, particularly in football, la squadra scudata refers to the team that has won the scudetto (the Italian Serie A championship shield/badge). The noun scudetto is derived from the diminutive of scudo.

Examples

"La squadra scudata festeggia in piazza."

Natural Translation

The championship-winning team celebrates in the square.

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