vettura
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian vettura, from Latin vectūra (“conveyance”). Doublet of vecture and voiture.
Noun
vettura (plural vetturas or vetture)
- (historical) A type of four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire
Further reading
- “vettura”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vetˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: vet‧tù‧ra
Noun
vettura f (plural vetture)
Synonyms
- (sense 1) automobile, autovettura, auto, macchina
- (sense 2, 3) carrozza