パパラッチ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paparazzi, plural of paparazzo, from Signor Paparazzo, a photographer in the film La dolce vita by Federico Fellini.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) パパラ​ッチ [pàpáráꜜtchì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [pa̠pa̠ɾa̠t̚t͡ɕi]

Noun

パパラッチ • (paparatchi) 

1. paparazzi (freelance photographers who sell photographs of celebrities to the media)