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portafoglio

wallet

noun por-tah-FOH-lyoh Less Common

Also means

portfolio

Usage Note

Portafoglio combines portare (to carry) and foglio (sheet/leaf). In finance it means an investment portfolio (portafoglio azionario, equity portfolio). A government minister's brief is also called portafoglio — 'minister senza portafoglio' means minister without portfolio. The plural is regular: portafogli.

Examples

"Ho perso il portafoglio ieri sera."

Natural Translation

I lost my wallet last night.

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