Italian

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Etymology

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Literally, to make (a) bundle, in reference to collecting one's things inside a bundle prior to leaving.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfa.re faˈɡɔt.to/
  • Hyphenation: fà‧re‧fa‧gòt‧to

Verb

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fàre fagotto (first-person singular present fàccio fagotto, first-person singular past historic féci fagotto, past participle fàtto fagotto, first-person singular imperfect facévo fagotto, second-person singular imperative fài fagotto or fà' fagotto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive, colloquial)

  1. to pack one's bags (get ready to leave a place of living and leave)
    • 16431665, Lorenzo Lippi, “Decimo cantare [Tenth canto]”, in Il Malmantile racquistato [Malmantile recaptured], section 42, line 8; republished as Malmantile racquistato di Lorenzo Lippi, London, 1779, page 275:
      Va Paride pian piano, e fa fagotto.
      Paris slowly goes, and packs his bags.
    • 1840–1842, Alessandro Manzoni, chapter XXXVIII, in I promessi sposi[1], Milan: Guglielmini e Redaelli, published in I promessi sposi - Storia della colonna infame:
      Non si pensò più che a fare i fagotti, e a mettersi in viaggio
      All they could think of was packing their bags, and hitting the road
  2. to leave
  3. (rare) to die
  4. (rare) to loot

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