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Italian

rubrica

/ruˈbri.ka/noun · feminineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,657

Meaning

address book; column

  • address book or contact list on a phone
  • regular column or feature in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast

In a sentence

Ho salvato il tuo nuovo numero in rubrica.

I saved your new number in my contacts.

Seguo sempre la sua rubrica di cucina sul giornale.

I always follow his cooking column in the newspaper.

Non trovi il suo contatto nella rubrica del telefono?

Can't you find his contact in your phone's address book?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
rubricafeminine · singular
rubrichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • On smartphones, 'rubrica' refers to your contacts app or list.
  • Note the regular plural 'rubriche' with 'ch' to preserve the hard /k/ sound.

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