What does costume in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word costume in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use costume in Italian.

The word costume in Italian means bathing suit, swimsuit, costume, fancy dress, habit, tradition, custom, decorum, morality, public morality, vice squad, bathing suit, swimsuit, bathing costume, women's swimsuit, stage costume, one-piece bathing suit, in Adam's costume, dress rehearsal. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word costume

bathing suit, swimsuit

sostantivo maschile (abbigliamento da bagno)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quando vai al mare ricordati di portare il costume.
When you go to the beach, remember to take a bathing suit (or: swimsuit).

costume, fancy dress

sostantivo maschile (abbigliamento per mascherarsi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per carnevale voglio vestirmi in costume.
I want to dress up in a costume for Carnival.

habit

sostantivo maschile (consuetudine, abitudine, usanza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I costumi di questo popolo sono così peculiari che gli antropologi se ne stanno interessando.
This population's habits are so peculiar that anthropologists are taking an interest.

tradition, custom

sostantivo plurale maschile (usanze, tradizioni)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Questa gente ha costumi semplici.
These people have simple traditions.

decorum, morality

sostantivo maschile (condotta morale, comportamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per tutelare il buon costume è vietato passeggiare a torso nudo nel parco.
To safeguard decorum (or: morality), it is forbidden to have a bare chest in the park.

public morality

sostantivo maschile (etica, morale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

vice squad

sostantivo femminile (reparto di polizia)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bathing suit, swimsuit, bathing costume

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

women's swimsuit

sostantivo maschile (nuoto)

stage costume

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

one-piece bathing suit

in Adam's costume

(naked)

dress rehearsal

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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