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Malatesta

British  
/ malaˈtɛsta /

noun

  1. an Italian family that ruled Rimini from the 13th to the 16th century

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Malatesta, who grew up in Huntington Beach, said she spent countless afternoons at the mall in the early 2000s, riding the carousel and snapping digital photos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

McIsaac was taken off the ice on a stretcher, and Blue Jackets forward James Malatesta was assessed a misconduct penalty for the hit.

From Fox News ● Sep. 19, 2021

The founder of Sensory Lab, Salvatore Malatesta, said that in his 25 years in hospitality, the rivalry was “the most exciting thing I’ve ever seen” – and no hoax.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2019

“I expect this for this area during this period of the year,” said Mr. Malatesta, an advertising manager, who spent last week’s storm playing board games by candlelight.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2018

As we hear those words, it is no longer Rimini, Ravenna, Malatesta, Paolo, Francesca, that arrest our attention and rivet it by their reality.

From The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry by Alfred Austin

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