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pentiti

pentiti is the plural of pentito.

Meaning of pentito

Noun

pentito (plural pentiti)

  1. A criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant, usually a former Mafioso.
    • According to a pentito in the 2004 DDA investigation, 50 percent of the shops in Naples alone are actually run by the Camorra.2007, Roberto Saviano, translated by Virginia Jewiss, Gomorrah, Pan, published 2017, page 50

Questions about pentiti

What is pentiti the plural of?
Pentiti is the plural of pentito.

Words near pentiti in the dictionary

  1. pentiodides
  2. pentiophenone
  3. Pentir
  4. pentise
  5. pentises
  6. pentiti
  7. pentito
  8. pentitol
  9. pentitols
  10. Pentium
  11. Pentiums

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