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incognito

incognito

adverb an-kog-nee-TOH Rare

Origin: Italian 'incognito' (unknown)

Usage Note

Incognito is an Italian loanword used in French as both an adverb (voyager incognito — to travel incognito) and occasionally as a masculine noun (garder l'incognito — to maintain one's anonymity). It is invariable. Modern usage has extended to mode incognito for private browsing in web browsers.

Examples

"La célébrité voyageait incognito dans la ville."

Natural Translation

The celebrity was travelling incognito through the city.

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