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buon giorno

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[bwawn jawr-naw] / ˌbwɔn ˈdʒɔr nɔ /

interjection

Italian.
  1. good morning; good day.


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Knowing Italian, he hailed peasants with a cheery "buon giorno," nodded to Italian soldiers.

From Time Magazine Archive

What would you? when he said "buon giorno" or "felicissima notte" as one passed him on the stairs it was like a bear growling; it did not sound like real Italian.

From Vestigia Vol. II. by Fleming, George

So he wished the hunters a "buon giorno."

From Tales of a Traveller by Irving, Washington

The limit of the German dialect is on the summit of St. Gothard, and the peasants saluted us with a "buon giorno" as they passed.

From Views a-foot by Taylor, Bayard

I was passing him with a "buon giorno," when he begged me for my own sake, as well as his, to keep him company.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

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