giocattolo

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Italian

Etymology

Diminutive of gioco (“game”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒoˈkat.to.lo/
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  • Rhymes: -attolo
  • Hyphenation: gio‧càt‧to‧lo

Noun

giocattolo m (plural giocattoli)

  1. toy
    Synonyms: balocco, ninnolo, trastullo, passatempo
  2. (figurative) puppet (person who can be easily manipulated)

Adjective

giocattolo (invariable)

  1. (relational) toy
    • 2020 July 28, “Regno Unito, dodicenne arrestato per una pistola giocattolo. La madre denuncia Scotland Yard [United Kingdom, twelve-year-old arrested for a toy gun. The mother sues Scotland Yard]”, in la Repubblica‎:
      Il blitz "sproporzionato" è stato innescato per la chiamata di un vicino che aveva riferito di aver visto un nero nell'abitazione con un'arma da fuoco. Era una pistola giocattolo.
      The disproportionate blitz was set off by the call of a neighbor who had reported seeing a black man in the home with a firearm. It was a toy gun.

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