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zeppo

crammed

adjective DZEP-poh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

packed, stuffed

Usage Note

Zeppo always appears in the construction pieno zeppo (crammed full, jam-packed) — it is rarely used alone. La piazza era piena zeppa di gente means 'the square was jam-packed with people'. It agrees in gender and number: zeppa, zeppi, zeppe.

Examples

"Il treno era pieno zeppo di passeggeri."

Natural Translation

The train was jam-packed with passengers.

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