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paparazzi

pah-puh-RAHT-see · noun (plural)

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Origin

Paparazzi comes straight from Italian, where it's the plural of paparazzo.

Journey

The facts on hand don't show a meaning shift — English simply borrowed the Italian plural form as is.

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