turista
tourist
noun too-REE-stah Less Common
Origin: from English 'tourist'
Usage Note
Turista ends in -a but works for both sexes: il turista and la turista. Crucially the plural splits by gender, i turisti (men or mixed) versus le turiste (women only), a common trap with -ista nouns.
Examples
"Il turista cerca un albergo."
Natural Translation
The tourist is looking for a hotel.
Literal Translation
The tourist looks-for a hotel.
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