proletariato

Italian

Etymology

From Latin prōlētārius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”) +‎ -ato, from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pro.le.taˈrja.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: pro‧le‧ta‧rià‧to

Noun

proletariato m (plural proletariati)

  1. proletariat
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