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”; 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

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

In an Instagram post, Louis-Dreyfus used lyrics from Katy Perry's song "Roar" to update her followers on her treatment status, noting that she was "finito" with her second round of chemotherapy.

From Time