diletto

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See also: dilettò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /diˈlɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: di‧lèt‧to

Etymology 1

Participle

diletto (feminine diletta, masculine plural diletti, feminine plural dilette)

  1. past participle of diligere

Adjective

diletto (feminine diletta, masculine plural diletti, feminine plural dilette)

  1. beloved

Noun

diletto m (plural diletti, feminine diletta)

  1. beloved, loved one

Noun

diletto m (plural diletti)

  1. pleasure, delight
  2. hobby

Etymology 2

Verb

diletto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of dilettare

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