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stracciato

torn

adjective strah-CHAH-toh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: Past participle of stracciare (to tear), from straccio (rag).

Also means

dirt cheap

Usage Note

Stracciato literally means torn or tattered — un foglio stracciato ('a torn sheet'). A very common idiomatic use is a prezzi stracciati ('at dirt-cheap prices' / 'for next to nothing'), widely heard in advertising and everyday speech. The feminine form is stracciata, plural stracciati/stacciate.

Examples

"Ha comprato tutto a prezzi stracciati."

Natural Translation

She bought everything at dirt-cheap prices.

Literal Translation

She bought everything at prices torn.

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