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pensione

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An Italian boarding house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley (2024), Ripley, season 1, episode 7: “I'm staying at a little pensione on Via dei Coronari.”

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pensione. Doublet of pension.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pensionaatti — Italian boarding house