dilettantesco

Italian

Etymology

From dilettante (“amateur”) +‎ -esco (“-ish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di.let.tanˈte.sko/
• Rhymes: -esko
• Hyphenation: di‧let‧tan‧té‧sco

Adjective

dilettantesco (feminine dilettantesca, masculine plural dilettanteschi, feminine plural dilettantesche)

1. (relational) amateur; amateurish

   Synonyms: dilettantistico, amatoriale

Derived terms

• dilettantescamente

Further reading

• dilettantesco in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana