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fumetto

comic strip

noun foo-MET-toh Rare
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From fumo (smoke) — the 'little smoke puff' shape of the cartoon speech bubble.

Also means

speech bubble

Usage Note

Fumetto literally means 'little puff of smoke,' referring first to the cartoon speech bubble and then, by extension, to the entire comic strip or comic book genre. The plural fumetti is the standard word for comics. A graphic novel may be called un romanzo a fumetti.

Examples

"Da bambino leggevo i fumetti ogni domenica."

Natural Translation

As a child I read comics every Sunday.

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