vaporetto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vaporetto.

Noun

vaporetto (plural vaporettos or vaporetti)

  1. A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.

Italian

Etymology

From vapore (“vapor”) +‎ -etto (diminutive).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.poˈrɛt.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtto
  • Hyphenation: va‧po‧rèt‧to

Noun

vaporetto m (plural vaporetti)

  1. (Venice) vaporetto
  2. steamer

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vaporetto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bapoˈɾeto/ [ba.poˈɾe.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -eto
  • Syllabification: va‧po‧ret‧to

Noun

vaporetto m (plural vaporetti)

  1. vaporetto
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