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appassionato

passionate

adjective ah-pahs-syoh-NAH-toh Rare

Origin: From appassionare (to impassion) + -ato, from Latin passio (passion).

Also means

enthusiastic

Usage Note

Appassionato can be used predicatively (è appassionato di musica — he is passionate about music) or attributively (un appassionato discorso). Used as a noun it means 'enthusiast' or 'fan' (un appassionato di calcio). Feminine: appassionata; plurals appassionati/appassionate.

Examples

appassionato di storia italiana."

Natural Translation

He is passionate about Italian history.

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