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paparazzo · Italian
noun · Italian
Transliteration: paparazzo
the fictional photographer's name. The form and sense are represented at the scope supported by the inspected source.
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English paparazzo is borrowed from Italian paparazzo, the name of a photographer character in Fellini's La dolce vita. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
paparazzi · English
noun · English
Transliteration: paparazzi
freelance celebrity photographers. The form and sense are represented at the scope supported by the inspected source.
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English paparazzo is borrowed from Italian paparazzo, the name of a photographer character in Fellini's La dolce vita. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage
English paparazzi refers to freelance celebrity photographers, with the Italian plural often treated as an English singular or plural form. Entry — inspected etymology or definition passage