Trovato

Trovato is an Italian word that functions primarily as the past participle of the verb trovare, meaning to find. It is also used as an adjective meaning found or discovered, and can appear in combination with nouns as in "un oggetto trovato" (a found object). In modern Italian, trovato agrees in gender and number when used as an adjective, and it participates in compound tenses with avere, as in "ho trovato" (I have found), or in passive constructions with essere, as in "è stato trovato" (it has been found).

Trovato is also a surname in Italy and among people of Italian heritage. It is relatively uncommon but well established within Italian-onomastics.

In cultural and scholarly contexts, the phrase "oggetto trovato" is widely employed in art history to describe found-object sculpture and other works that incorporate preexisting materials.

The term may appear in literature, journalism, and everyday speech as part of standard verb forms or as an attributive adjective describing a discovered item.