🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

oggetto vietato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: oh-jet-toh vee-ah-tah-toh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prohibited-item/prəˈhɪbɪtɪd ˈaɪtəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Gli oggetti vietati non possono essere portati in aeroporto."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An object or item that is not allowed to be possessed, used, or brought into a certain area or situation.

    "Certain prohibited items, such as weapons and explosives, are not allowed in the airport."
  2. 2

    A specific category of goods that are banned from sale or distribution due to legal restrictions.

    "The store has a list of prohibited items that cannot be sold to customers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'prohibited' originates from the Latin 'prohibere', meaning 'to hold back' or 'to prevent'. The word 'item' comes from the Latin 'item', meaning 'also' or 'likewise', which evolved to refer to an individual article or unit in English.

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