viceministro

deputy minister, vice minister

noun vee-cheh-mee-NEE-stroh Rare

Usage Note

Milanista refers to a fan or supporter of AC Milan football club. Like many Italian football fan nouns ending in -ista, it is invariable in gender but changes in the plural: milanista (singular, m/f) → milanisti (m plural) / milaniste (f plural). Its rival counterpart is interista (Inter Milan fan). The word also functions as an adjective: una folla milanista.

Examples

"Il viceministro ha incontrato i sindacati."

Natural Translation

The deputy minister met with the trade unions.

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