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circo

circus

noun CHEER-koh Rare

Origin: Latin circus (circular track, ring)

Usage Note

Circo refers to a traveling circus with performers and animals, or metaphorically to a chaotic or absurd situation: che circo! (what a circus!). The plural is circhi. It also appears in historical contexts as the Roman circo (circus), such as the Circo Massimo in Rome.

Examples

"I bambini adorano andare al circo."

Natural Translation

Children love going to the circus.

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