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soprannome

/so.pranˈno.me/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,043

Meaning

nickname

  • a familiar, invented, or humorous name given to someone

In a sentence

A scuola tutti mi chiamavano con un soprannome buffo.

At school everyone used to call me by a funny nickname.

Qual è il tuo soprannome tra gli amici?

What is your nickname among friends?

Non gli piace il soprannome che gli hanno dato i colleghi.

He doesn't like the nickname his colleagues gave him.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
soprannomemasculine · singular
soprannomimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Do not confuse with 'cognome' (surname/last name) or 'nome' (first name).

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