dolcevita

See also: dolce vita

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dolce (“sweet”) +‎ vita (“life”), after Fellini's La Dolce Vita (1960), whose protagonist wears this clothing item.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdol.t͡ʃeˈvi.ta/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: dol‧ce‧vì‧ta

Noun

dolcevita m (invariable)

  1. (also relational) polo neck sweater, turtleneck sweater
    Hypernym: maglione
    collo a dolcevita ― turtleneck

References
  1. dolcevita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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