confezione

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnfectiōnem (“making, preparing, producing, arranging, composing, completing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.fetˈt͡sjo.ne/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: con‧fe‧zió‧ne

Noun

confezione f (plural confezioni)

1. packaging, packing
2. pack, package, packet, box, kit

   Ho cucinato un'intera confezione di spaghetti.

   I cooked an entire package of spaghetti.

3. (fashion) clothing, making
4. (fashion) clothing manufacturer, clothing factory, clothing industry
5. (in the plural) clothes, wear

Derived terms

• confezionare (“to tailor, manufacture (clothes); to package, pack, wrap up”)
• confezionista

Further reading

• confezione on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it