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tweet

tweet

noun TWEET Less Common
Communication Technology

Origin: English loanword from the social media platform Twitter/X

Usage Note

Tweet is masculine and invariable in Italian — the plural is still i tweet, not tweets. It is an anglicism fully integrated into Italian digital vocabulary. The corresponding verb is twittare (to tweet). Since Twitter rebranded as X, post is increasingly preferred in informal usage.

Examples

"Ha pubblicato un tweet polemico."

Natural Translation

He posted a controversial tweet.

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