Meaning
western (film/genre)
- A film, novel, or genre depicting the American Old West.
In a sentence
Mio nonno guarda sempre i vecchi western la domenica pomeriggio.
My grandfather always watches old westerns on Sunday afternoons.
Sergio Leone è il regista più celebre del genere spaghetti western.
Sergio Leone is the most famous director of the spaghetti western genre.
Preferisci guardare una commedia o un classico western?
Do you prefer watching a comedy or a classic western?
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| western | masculine · singular |
| western | masculine · plural |
| western | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword from English: 'il western', 'i western'. Note the distinct Italian subgenre 'spaghetti western'.