borghese

== Italian == === Alternative forms === borgése === Etymology === From borgo +‎ -ese < Late Latin burgus, or through burgensis. Compare French bourgeois, Spanish burgués, English burgess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /borˈɡe.ze/, (traditional) /borˈɡe.se/ Rhymes: -eze, (traditional) -ese Hyphenation: bor‧ghé‧se === Adjective === borghese m or f by sense (plural borghesi, superlative borghesissimo) middle-class, bourgeois civilian Synonym: civile in borghese ― civilian clothes/plain clothes === Noun === borghese m or f by sense (plural borghesi) middle-class person, bourgeois civilian Synonym: civile ==== Derived terms ==== borghesia borghesismo === References === === Further reading === borghese in Collins Italian-English Dictionary borghese in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI) borghese in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli) borghese in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa borghese in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication borghese in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana