heypolyglot
Italian

pacchia

/ˈpakkja/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 36,457

Meaning

great life, cushy deal

  • An easy, comfortable, or carefree situation offering abundant enjoyment with minimal effort.

In a sentence

Lavorare da casa senza orari fissi è proprio una pacchia.

Working from home without set hours really is a great life.

Ora che tornano i capi, la pacchia è finita per tutti.

Now that the bosses are back, the party's over for everyone.

Non credere che l'università sia una pacchia senza sacrifici.

Don't think university is a walk in the park with no sacrifices.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
pacchiafeminine · singular
pacchiefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Informal: very common in speech; rarely used in formal writing.
  • Most frequently encountered in the idiom 'la pacchia è finita' (the party's over).

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