mistero

mystery

noun mee-STEH-roh Less Common

Origin: From Latin mysterium, from Greek mysterion (secret rite).

Also means

secret

Usage Note

Mistero is a masculine noun (il mistero, plural i misteri). It covers both an unsolved mystery and the religious sense of a sacred mystery or sacrament (i misteri del Rosario — the mysteries of the Rosary). In everyday Italian, è un mistero! is a common exclamation. The adjective is misterioso (mysterious). The stress falls on the second syllable: mi-STEH-roh.

Examples

"La scomparsa dell'uomo resta un mistero."

Natural Translation

The man's disappearance remains a mystery.

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