heypolyglot
Italian

tipico

/ˈti.pi.ko/adjectiveB1
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Meaning

typical, characteristic; traditional, local (of food, products)

  • typical, typic, classic, local, characteristic, peculiar

In a sentence

È un piatto tipico della mia città.

It's a typical dish from my city.

Questo comportamento è tipico di una persona insicura.

This behavior is typical of an insecure person.

Non è tipico di lei arrivare tardi.

It's not like her to arrive late.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
tipicomasculine · singular
tipicafeminine · singular
tipicimasculine · plural
tipichefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Use tipico for something representative of a place, person, or style. For one-off odd behavior, strano or insolito often fits better.
  • Tipico often appears with di: È tipico di lui arrivare tardi = It's typical of him to arrive late.
  • It agrees in gender and number: tipico, tipica, tipici, tipiche.

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