barchetta
Italian
Etymology
From barca + -etta (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /barˈket.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: bar‧chét‧ta
Noun
barchetta f (plural barchette)
- little boat
- toy boat
- small plastic container (for fast food etc.)
- (nautical) a simple gondola used as a ferry
- a type of car bodywork, and the namesake to a Fiat car model
Further reading
- barchetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana