dilettantesco

Italian

Etymology

From dilettante (“amateur”) +‎ -esco (“-ish”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /di.let.tanˈte.sko/
  • Rhymes: -esko
  • Hyphenation: di‧let‧tan‧té‧sco

Adjective

dilettantesco (feminine dilettantesca, masculine plural dilettanteschi, feminine plural dilettantesche)

  1. (relational) amateur; amateurish
    Synonyms: dilettantistico, amatoriale

Derived terms

Further reading
  • dilettantesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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