avventura

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *adventūra.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /av.venˈtu.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ura
  • Hyphenation: av‧ven‧tù‧ra

Noun

avventura f (plural avventure)

  1. adventure, venture
    • 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Il Piccolo Principe, Bompiani, page 7:
      Meditai a lungo sulle avventure della jungla.
      I pondered a lot on the adventures of the jungle.
  2. love affair, affair, amour, fling, hookup

Descendants
  • → Maltese: avventura

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian avventura.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /av.vɛnˈtuː.ra/

Noun

avventura f (plural avventuri)

  1. adventure, venture
  2. love affair, affair
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