Etymology

paparazza

pa·pa·ràz·za
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Today it means: A female paparazzo. Full definition →

Italian paparazza
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  1. Italian · borrowed frompaparazza
  2. English todaypaparazza

From Italian paparazza, changed from paparazzo to reflect feminine gender (both actual and grammatical), as is morphologically standard in Italian.

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