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Italian

ficata

/fiˈka.ta/noun · feminineB2
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Meaning

cool thing, blast

  • an awesome, exciting, or very cool thing or experience

In a sentence

Il concerto di ieri sera è stato una vera ficata!

Last night's concert was really awesome!

Hai visto il nuovo videogioco? Che ficata!

Have you seen the new video game? How cool!

Non penso che guidare quella macchina sia una gran ficata.

I don't think driving that car is such a cool thing.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
ficatafeminine · singular
ficatefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: common in youth slang, avoid in formal contexts.
  • Most frequently heard in the exclamatory phrase 'Che ficata!' (How cool!).

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