strafatto

overdone

adjective strah-FAHT-toh Rare

Origin: Compound of stra- (intensifier prefix) + fatto (done/made), past participle of fare.

Also means

high (on drugs)

Usage Note

Strafatto has two distinct registers: in cooking it means overcooked or overdone (la pasta è strafatta = the pasta is way overcooked); in colloquial slang it means very high on drugs or extremely drunk. Context makes the meaning clear. The feminine is strafatta, plural strafatti/strafatte.

Examples

"La carne era completamente strafatta."

Natural Translation

The meat was completely overdone.

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