seno

breast

noun SEH-noh Less Common

Origin: Latin sinus (curve, fold, bosom)

Also means

bosom

Usage Note

Seno refers to the female breast (anatomically) and, in formal/literary use, to the bosom or chest as a place of shelter (nel seno della famiglia = 'within the bosom of the family'). In mathematics it is the word for sine (the trigonometric function). The plural is regular: seni.

Examples

"Il medico ha esaminato il seno della paziente."

Natural Translation

The doctor examined the patient's breast.

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