popolano

Italian

Etymology 1

popolo (people) + -ano (-an”, “related to)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /po.poˈla.no/, [popoˈl̺äːn̺o̞]
  • Hyphenation: po‧po‧là‧no

Adjective

popolano (feminine singular popolana, masculine plural popolani, feminine plural popolane)

  1. of the people
Synonyms

Noun

popolano m (plural popolani, feminine popolana)

  1. Man of the people
  2. (archaic) citizen
  3. (archaic) parishioner
    • 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quarta, Novella VII [Fourth Day, Seventh Story]”, in Decamerone [Decameron], Tommaso Hedlin, published 1527, page 125:
      furono nella chieſa di ſan Paolo ſepelliti, dellaquale peraventura eran popolani.
      they were buried in the church of San Paolo, of which, as it so happened, they were parishioners.
    • Synonym: parrocchiano

popolano m (plural popolani)

  1. (historical, numismatics, Milan) A 20-centesimos coin minted in 1863.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.po.la.no/, [ˈpɔːpol̺än̺o̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɔpolano
  • Hyphenation: pò‧po‧la‧no

Verb

popolano

  1. third-person plural present indicative of popolare
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