What does passaparola in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word passaparola in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use passaparola in Italian.

The word passaparola in Italian means word of mouth, Chinese whispers, by word of mouth, through word of mouth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word passaparola

word of mouth

sostantivo maschile (passaggio di ordini a bassa voce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Il passaparola finì per travisare le parole del capo.

In the end word of mouth distorted the boss' words.

Chinese whispers

sostantivo maschile (estensione (gioco del passaparola) (game)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

I bambini giocarono a passaparola per quasi due ore.

The children played Chinese whispers (or: telephone) for nearly two hours.

by word of mouth, through word of mouth

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