Meaning
anecdote
- a short, entertaining or interesting story about a real event or person
In a sentence
Mio nonno racconta sempre aneddoti divertenti sulla sua giovinezza.
My grandfather always tells funny anecdotes about his youth.
Il professore ha iniziato la lezione con un breve aneddoto storico.
The professor started the lecture with a short historical anecdote.
Non conosci nessun aneddoto interessante su quello scrittore?
Don't you know any interesting anecdotes about that writer?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| aneddoto | masculine · singular |
| aneddoti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Pronounced with stress on the second syllable: anèddoto.
- Takes the elided article 'l'' in the singular and 'gli' in the plural.