finito

[fi-nee-toh]

adjective

Informal.

1. finished; ended.

Word History and Origins

Origin of finito¹

First recorded in 1940–45; from Italian, past participle of finire, from Latin fīnīre “to end”; finish

Example Sentences

In this way, and in his embrace of non finito, or “unfinished,” effects, he took care to include the viewer in the visual order he had established.

From Washington Post

I was feeling it all: the pandemic, outrage over racial injustice, exhaustion, the world just generally feeling finito.

From Los Angeles Times

Pascal’s non finito manner, with little brought to a conclusion, is not an unfortunate failure but a deliberate defiance of Cartesian system-building.

From The New Yorker

“Cherries are the fruit. Pop 'em in, slide out the stone, masticate, swallow, finito. None of this...spatter and gore.”

From Literature

And in style—he drops it a few feet from the flag, and finally, FINALLY, this one is finito.

From Golf Digest

When To Use

What does finito mean?

Finito is an informal way to say “finished” or “done.”Finito is an Italian word meaning “finished” that has been borrowed into English unchanged. In English, it is used to emphasize that something is finished, often when the person is glad it’s over.Example: This relationship is done, over, finito—I don’t want to see you anymore!