contrabbando
smuggling, contraband
noun kon-trahb-BAHN-doh Rare
Origin: Medieval Latin contra bannum (against the ban/decree)
Usage Note
Contrabbando refers to both the activity of smuggling and the smuggled goods themselves. The agent noun is contrabbandiere (smuggler). Note the double b — a common spelling error.
Examples
"La polizia ha scoperto un deposito di contrabbando."
Natural Translation
The police discovered a cache of contraband.
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