paparazzo

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzo, from the name of Coriolano Paparazzo, a character in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita.

Pronunciation

Noun

paparazzo (plural paparazzi or paparazzos)

  1. A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs.
    • 2005 April 30, Peter Aspden, “Bright Lights, Big Pity”, The Revolver, in FT magazine, number № 103 (election special), page 46:
      You may decide to shove the lens down the throat of your aggressor, in the style of an aggrieved celebrity seeking primal redress against a mischievous paparazzo; but then again, most ecstatic rituals are pacific in intent and you may find such violence inappropriate.

Usage notes

  • The singular paparazzo is much less common than its plural paparazzi, to the extent that paparazzi is often used as a plurale tantum, and sometimes, non-standardly, even used as a singular noun.

Derived terms

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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  • paparazzi (see there for further derivations)

Translations

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Named after Coriolano Paparazzo, the name of a character in Federico Fellini's film La dolce vita.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pa.paˈrat.t͡so/
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zo

Noun

paparazzo m (plural paparazzi, feminine paparazza)

  1. paparazzo

Derived terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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paparazzo

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzo.

Pronunciation

Noun

paparazzo m pers

  1. (journalism, photography) paparazzo (freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs)
    Hypernym: fotoreporter

Declension

Declension of paparazzo
singular plural
nominative paparazzo paparazzi
genitive paparazzo paparazzich
dative paparazzo paparazzim
accusative paparazzo paparazzich
instrumental paparazzo paparazzimi
locative paparazzo paparazzich
vocative paparazzo paparazzi

Further reading

  • paparazzo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • paparazzo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.paˈɾat.zu/, /pa.paˈɾat.su/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pa.paˈɾat.zo/, /pa.paˈɾat.so/

Noun

paparazzo m (plural paparazzi)

  1. paparazzo

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzo.

Noun

paparazzo m (plural paparazzi)

  1. paparazzo

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative paparazzo paparazzoul paparazzi paparazzii
genitive-dative paparazzo paparazzoului paparazzi paparazzilor
vocative paparazzoule paparazzilor
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