Masculine

mestiere

Meaning

  1. (masculine) trade, craft, job, occupation, profession, work
  2. (masculine) skill, expertise, experience
  3. (Italy, Northern, in-plural, masculine) housework, household chores

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
me‧stiè‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/mesˈtjɛ.re/
Etymology

From an older *mistiere, *ministerie, from Latin ministerium (“service”), from minister (“servant”), whence also ministro. Compare French métier.

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