figo
FEE-goadjective, nounInformal
A Italian slang term. Browse all Italian slang.
What it means
Cool, great. Che figo! — 'how cool!'
Of a person: attractive. Un figo, una figa in this sense.
Northern in origin; central and southern Italy say fico for the same thing.
Note that the feminine figa also has a vulgar anatomical sense, which is why the masculine is the safer form.
Examples with translations
Che figo il tuo appartamento!
Your flat is so cool!
È stato un concerto davvero figo.
It was a really great gig.
Other forms
- Spellings and variants:
- fico, figa
- Similar terms:
- fico, bello