cattolico
Catholic
adjective noun kaht-TOH-lee-koh Less Common
Origin: from Greek 'katholikos', universal
Usage Note
Cattolico is both adjective and noun for 'Catholic'; the stress falls on the second syllable. Its plural follows the -co/-ci shift, cattolici, with feminine cattolica/cattoliche.
Examples
"È un paese a maggioranza cattolica."
Natural Translation
It's a majority-Catholic country.
Literal Translation
It-is a country at majority Catholic.
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