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magnà

🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome

What does “magnà” mean?

to eat

Example

“Annamo a magnà?”
Shall we go and eat?

Good to know

Roman for "mangiare".

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🌮 Food

The textbook way to say it: mangiare

Heard in a conversation

Saturday night in Trastevere

Giulia Edo, annamo a Trastevere stasera? C'è 'na festa in piazza.
Edo, shall we go to Trastevere tonight? There's a party in the square.
Edoardo Daje! Ma prima se magna: c'ho 'na fame...
Let's go! But first we eat: I'm so hungry...
Giulia Ammazza, pensi sempre a magnà! Va bene, supplì e poi birra.
Wow, you're always thinking about food! Fine, supplì and then beer.

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