ufficio
office
noun oof-FEE-choh Common
Origin: Latin officium, 'duty, service'
Also means
bureau, post office
Usage Note
Ufficio covers both the physical workplace (vado in ufficio, I'm going to the office) and an official bureau (ufficio postale, post office; ufficio informazioni, information desk). The double-f is clearly felt in pronunciation. L'ufficio takes the masculine article; plural gli uffici.
Examples
"Lavoro in ufficio dalle nove alle cinque."
Natural Translation
I work in the office from nine to five.
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