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buona sera

American  
[bwaw-nah se-rah] / ˌbwɔ nɑ ˈsɛ rɑ /

interjection

Italian.
  1. good evening.


Example Sentences

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"Vi do la buona sera, sceriffo" she says to the sheriff.

From Time Magazine Archive

The bravos formed a line along the cellar to the door, and, as the importer passed on his way out, each removed his hat and wished him a buona sera.

From Courts and Criminals by Train, Arthur Cheney

This was said bitterly, and in English; when uttered, the supposed Italian was wished a "buona sera" and the gig proceeded.

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore

We go from one world to another when we turn back to Italy and hear the country lads singing, "La buona sera, O stella mattutina!"

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

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