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Italian

colf

/ˈkɔlf/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 34,698

Meaning

housekeeper, cleaner

  • a domestic worker, housekeeper, or cleaner

In a sentence

La nostra colf viene a fare le pulizie due volte a settimana.

Our housekeeper comes to clean twice a week.

Avete trovato una colf fidata per aiutarvi con la casa?

Did you find a trustworthy housekeeper to help you around the house?

Molte famiglie assumono una colf per gestire le faccende domestiche.

Many families hire a domestic worker to manage household chores.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
colffeminine · singular
colffeminine · plural
colffeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Acronym from 'collaboratore/collaboratrice familiare'. Invariable in the plural: 'le colf'.

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