teatrino

Italian

Etymology

From teatro + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /te.aˈtri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: te‧a‧trì‧no

Noun

teatrino m (plural teatrini)

  1. puppet theatre
  2. (figurative, derogatory, chiefly politics)
    • 2003, Giorgio Gaber (lyrics and music), “Io non mi sento italiano”:
      Rispetto agli stranieri // noi ci crediamo meno // ma forse abbiam capito // che il mondo è un teatrino.
      Compared to foreigners // we believe in it less // but maybe we understood // that the world is a theatre.

Further reading

  • teatrino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Spanish

Noun

teatrino m (plural teatrinos)

  1. small theatre
  2. puppet theatre
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