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disoccupato

unemployed person

noun adjective dee-zohk-koo-PAH-toh Less Common
People & Society Work

Origin: from occupato, 'occupied, busy', with negative dis-

Also means

unemployed

Usage Note

Disoccupato works as both a noun ('an unemployed person') and an adjective ('unemployed'), agreeing as disoccupata, disoccupati, disoccupate. The collective state is la disoccupazione ('unemployment'). Note the single s sounds like 'z' between vowels.

Examples

"Mio cugino è disoccupato da mesi."

Natural Translation

My cousin has been unemployed for months.

Literal Translation

My cousin is unemployed since months.

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