pentito
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Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
pentito m (feminine pentita, masculine plural pentiti, feminine plural pentite)
- Past participle of pentirsi
Noun [edit]
pentito m (plural pentiti)
- Lit. one who repented.
- A criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant. Used mostly in reference to ex-Mafiosi.
