top

adjective top Rare

Origin: English loanword, adopted unchanged into Italian.

Also means

top-quality

Usage Note

Top is an invariable English borrowing used as an informal intensifier meaning 'the best' or 'top-quality.' It does not inflect for gender or number: un prodotto top, una persona top, i risultati top. It belongs to informal and advertising registers; in formal writing, eccellente or di prim'ordine are preferred.

Examples

"Questo ristorante è davvero top."

Natural Translation

This restaurant is truly top-notch.

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