See also: riscattò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /riˈskat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: ri‧scàt‧to

Etymology 1

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From riscattare.

Noun

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riscatto m (plural riscatti)

  1. redemption
  2. liberation pegged to the payment of a ransom
  3. (by extension) a ransom (money paid)
  4. (by extension) liberation achieved only after a religious or political sacrifice
  5. (law, by extension) liberation from a legal obligation, especially an institution in which a debtor can rid himself of an obligation by paying a sum of money

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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riscatto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of riscattare

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