paparazzo

== English == === Alternative forms === paparazzi (as singular) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian paparazzo, from the name of Coriolano Paparazzo, a character in Federico Fellini's La dolce vita. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: pă'pə-răʹtsō (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.səʊ/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˌpa.pəˈɹat.səw/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.soː/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌpa.pəˈɾat.so/ (US) enPR: pä'pə-räʹtsō, IPA(key): /ˌpɑ.pəˈɹɑt.soʊ/ Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zi === Noun === paparazzo (plural paparazzi or paparazzos) A freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs. ==== Usage notes ==== The singular paparazzo is far less common than its plural paparazzi, to the extent that paparazzi is often used as a plurale tantum or even as a singular noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Italian == === Etymology === Named after Coriolano Paparazzo, the name of a character in Federico Fellini's film La dolce vita. By surface analysis, paparo +‎ -azzo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.paˈrat.t͡so/ Rhymes: -attso Hyphenation: pa‧pa‧ràz‧zo === Noun === paparazzo m (plural paparazzi, feminine paparazza) paparazzo ==== Derived terms ==== paparazzare paparazzato == Polish == === Alternative forms === paparazzi === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pa.paˈrat͡s.t͡sɔ/ Rhymes: -at͡st͡sɔ Syllabification: pa‧pa‧raz‧zo === Noun === paparazzo m pers (journalism, photography) paparazzo (freelance photographer who sells photographs of celebrities to the media, especially one who pursues celebrities and attempts to obtain candid photographs) Hypernym: fotoreporter ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “paparazzo”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “paparazzo”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian paparazzo. === Pronunciation === === Noun === paparazzo m (plural paparazzi) paparazzo === Further reading === “paparazzo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “paparazzo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian paparazzo. === Noun === paparazzo m (plural paparazzi) paparazzo ==== Declension ====