partigiano

Borrowed from Italian partigiano (“partisan”). Doublet of partisan.

partigiano (plural partigianos or partigiani)

1. (historical) A member of the Italian anti-fascist resistance movement in World War II.

From parte or from Latin root *partensianus, ultimately from pars.

• IPA^(key): /par.tiˈd͡ʒa.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: par‧ti‧già‧no

partigiano m (plural partigiani, feminine partigiana)

1. partisan
2. (by antonomasia) a member of the Italian resistance movement in World War II

partigiano (feminine partigiana, masculine plural partigiani, feminine plural partigiane)

1. partisan

• partigianamente