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Italian

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Alternative forms

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  • regazzo (dialectal, e-coloured variant)
  • ragà, regà (dialectal, apocoped, only plural)
  • regazzì (dialectal, apocoped, diminutive)

Etymology

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Uncertain. Possibly from an unattested Vulgar Latin *ragacius~*ragatius, maybe

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈɡat.t͡so/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -attso
  • Hyphenation: ra‧gàz‧zo

Noun

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ragazzo m (plural ragazzi, feminine ragazza, diminutive ragazzétto or ragazzìno; (uncommon) ragazzòlo or ragazzuòlo, augmentative ragazzóne, pejorative ragazzàccio, derogatory ragazzùccio (pitiful boy))

  1. boy, young man
    Synonyms: (dated) garzone, giovane, adolescente
    • 2020 May 28, Massimo Introvigne, “Lezione dallo Xinjiang: come il PCC tenta di “convertire” gli uiguri. Fallendo”, in Bitter Winter[1], archived from the original on 09 June 2020:
      Dappertutto nel mondo ragazzi e ragazze amano ciò che è proibito.
      Everywhere in the world, young men and women like what is forbidden.
  2. boyfriend
    Synonyms: fidanzato, moroso
  3. (archaic) young apprentice (e.g. in a workshop)
    Synonyms: apprendista, commesso, garzone

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ragazzo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • ragazzo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa