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Synonyms for paparazzi


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pah-puh-raht-soh; Italian pah-pah-raht-tsaw
Phonetic Transcription : ˌpɑ pəˈrɑt soʊ; Italian ˌpɑ pɑˈrɑt tsɔ



Définition of paparazzi

Origin :
  • 1961, from Italian Paparazzo (plural paparazzi) surname of the freelance photographer in Federico Fellini's 1959 film "La Dolce Vita." The surname itself is of no special significance; it is said to be a common one in Calabria, and Fellini is said to have borrowed it from a travel book, "By the Ionian Sea," in which occurs the name of hotel owner Coriolano Paparazzo.
  • noun photographers

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