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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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