olimpico

Olympic

adjective oh-LEEM-pee-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek Olympikos, from Olympia (the sacred site in Greece).

Usage Note

Olimpico agrees in gender and number: olimpica, olimpici, olimpiche. It is almost always used in fixed phrases such as Giochi Olimpici (Olympic Games), torcia olimpica (Olympic torch), and record olimpico (Olympic record). The colloquial shortening Olimpiadi (feminine plural) is used for the Games themselves.

Examples

"Ha vinto una medaglia olimpica d'oro."

Natural Translation

He won an Olympic gold medal.

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