finito

American  

[fi-nee-toh] / fɪˈni toʊ /

adjective

Informal.

1. finished; ended.

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Usage

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!

Etymology

Origin of finito

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

Explanation

Finito is an informal way to say "finished." After completing a particularly difficult assignment for your English class, you might close your laptop and say, "Finito!" Finito is commonly used for something that's come to an end, which might confuse a native Spanish speaker. In Spanish, finito means "fine or delicate," though it does mean "finished" in Italian. When you need a fun, slangy way to say "I'm done" or "it's finally over," go ahead and use finito. Cross the finish line after running a 5K? Finito! Graduate from high school? Finito! Finish an entire bag of cheese puffs? Finito!

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 • May 12, 2022

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 • Jul. 15, 2019

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

From Golf Digest • May 19, 2019

"The habit of the last 15 years of buying voraciously is finito," Schiff said.

From Reuters • Jun. 15, 2017

Chorus prosequitur cantum usque ad Benedictus qui venit exclusive: quo finito et non prius elevatur sacramentum.

From The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, March 1865 by Various