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Italian

disco

/ˈdis.ko/noun · masculineB1
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Meaning

disc, disk

  • record, album
  • disc
  • discus

In a sentence

Ho comprato un disco nuovo ieri sera.

I bought a new record last night.

Hai visto il disco del computer?

Have you seen the computer disk?

Non trovo il disco per la musica in macchina.

I can't find the music disc for the car.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
discomasculine · singular
dischimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • For music, disco often means a vinyl record or album; for a CD, Italians usually say CD, not disco.
  • For computer storage, disco means disk/drive; hard disk is common, while dischetto means floppy disk.
  • To mean nightclub, use discoteca, not disco in standard Italian.

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