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stregone

sorcerer

noun streh-GOH-neh Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Also means

witch doctor

Usage Note

Stregone is the masculine form; the feminine counterpart is strega (witch). Stregone typically implies a male practitioner of magic, often in a tribal or shamanic context (stregone della tribù), while mago is more generic. The plural is regular: gli stregoni.

Examples

"Lo stregone preparò un filtro magico."

Natural Translation

The sorcerer prepared a magic potion.

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