impresario

Questions

How do you pronounce impresario?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪmpɹɪˈsɑːɹɪəʊ/.

What does impresario mean?

A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.

Where does impresario come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *gʰnédti Proto-Italic *hendō Proto-Italic *praiɣendō Latin prehendere Vulgar Latin *imprehendere Italian imprenderedeverb. Italian impresa Italian -ario Italian impresariobor. English impresario Borrowed from Italian impresario.

How to pronounce impresario

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