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spettacolo

show

noun speht-TAH-koh-loh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'spectaculum', a sight

Also means

sight

Usage Note

Spettacolo is a show or performance, but also any striking sight; the exclamation che spettacolo! means 'how amazing!'. The stress falls on the second syllable, and the plural shifts to spettacoli.

Examples

"Lo spettacolo inizia alle otto."

Natural Translation

The show starts at eight.

Literal Translation

The show starts at-the eight.

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