pentito
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pentito
literally: penitent
Example Sentences
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The latest pentito to tell a story about Caravaggio’s Nativity is Gaetano Grado.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2018
Another pentito, Gaspare Spatuzza, claimed a Cosa Nostra boss had told him that Caravaggio’s Nativity had been stashed in a barn where it was “ruined, eaten by rats and hogs and burned”.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2018
The problem with pentito evidence is how to tell the truth from self-serving lies.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2018
“You don’t just believe a pentito who shoots his mouth off,” warns Hill.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2018
In Italian mafia parlance, there are two different concepts – of a penitente, and of a pentito – the former begs forgiveness, the latter squeals on his former comrades in exchange for leniency in sentencing.
From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2013
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