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VocabularyCelebrationsCapodanno
A1nounmaschile

ilCapodanno

New Year's Day / New Year's Eve

Plural

Capodanni

Pronunciation

ka-po-DAN-no

About this word

On Capodanno Italians eat lenticchie (lentils) for good luck — the round shape symbolizes coins and prosperity in the new year.

Examples

A Capodanno guardiamo i fuochi d'artificio.

On New Year's we watch the fireworks.

La notte di Capodanno si brinda a mezzanotte.

On New Year's Eve we toast at midnight.

Related Words

buon-annobrindisifuochi-d-artificiochampagnecenone