cosiffatto

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From così (so) +‎ fatto (made).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˌzifˈfat.to/, (traditional) /koˌsifˈfat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: co‧sif‧fàt‧to

Adjective

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cosiffatto (feminine cosiffatta, masculine plural cosiffatti, feminine plural cosiffatte)

  1. such, similar
    • 1321, Dante Alighieri with Umberto Bosco and Giovanni Reggio, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell]‎[1], 12th edition, Firenze: Le Monnier, published 1994, →ISBN, Canto V, page 73, lines 37–39:
      Intesi ch'a così fatto tormento ¶ enno dannati i peccator carnali, ¶ che la ragion sommettono al talento.
      I understood that unto such a torment ¶ the carnal malefactors were condemned, ¶ who reason subjugate to appetite.
  2. like this or like that

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