netturbino

Italian

Etymology

From nett(ezza) (“cleanliness”) +‎ urb(ana) (“urban”) +‎ -ino (suffix indicating a profession).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /net.turˈbi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: net‧tur‧bì‧no

Noun

netturbino m (plural netturbini, feminine netturbina)

  1. street cleaner
  2. garbage man

Further reading

  • netturbino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • netturbino in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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