femminiello

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noun

A member of a Neapolitan gender role, variously construed as a feminine-presenting man or a trans woman.

OriginItalian femminiello ← Neapolitan femmeniello →
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Meanings

nounfemminiello (plural femminielli)

plural femminielli · alternative femmeniello

  1. A member of a Neapolitan gender role, variously construed as a feminine-presenting man or a trans woman.

Origin

  1. Neapolitanfemmeniello
  2. Italianfemminiello
  3. Englishfemminiello

Borrowed from Italian femminiello, from Neapolitan femmeniello.

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APA

femminiello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femminiello

MLA

“femminiello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femminiello. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “femminiello,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/femminiello.

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