English

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Alternative forms

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  • (fan of an Italian team): tifosi

Etymology

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Italian

Noun

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tifoso (plural tifosi)

  1. An Italian fan (of a sports club, etc.).
  2. A fan of an Italian club or team, especially Scuderia Ferrari

Italian

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Etymology

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From tifo +‎ -oso.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tiˈfo.zo/, (traditional) /tiˈfo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ti‧fó‧so

Adjective

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tifoso (feminine tifosa, masculine plural tifosi, feminine plural tifose, superlative tifosissimo)

  1. (relational) fan
  2. (pathology) typhous, typhoid

Noun

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tifoso m (plural tifosi, feminine tifosa)

  1. fan (of a sports club etc.)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ tifoso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ti‧fo‧so

Adjective

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tifoso (feminine tifosa, masculine plural tifosos, feminine plural tifosas, metaphonic)

  1. (medicine) typhous (of or relating to typhus)
    Synonym: tifoide