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Italian

matricola

/maˈtri.ko.la/noun · feminineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 13,348

Meaning

fresher, serial number

  • first-year student at a university (fresher)
  • official registration, identification, or serial number

In a sentence

Le matricole universitarie partecipano con entusiasmo alla settimana di orientamento.

The university freshers enthusiastically take part in orientation week.

Ti ricordi qual è il tuo numero di matricola?

Do you remember what your student ID number is?

Il docente non trovava la matricola dello studente nel registro.

The professor could not find the student's ID number in the register.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
matricolafeminine · singular
matricolefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • When referring to a first-year student, it is grammatically feminine even if the person is male.
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