cattivo
Italian
Etymology
From Latin captīvus ("captive" → "caught by the devil" → "bad"). Compare the semantic development of French chétif (“puny, scrawny”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Italian) IPA(key): /kaˈtːiːvo/
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