barchetta

Italian

Etymology

From barca + -etta (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /barˈket.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: bar‧chét‧ta

Noun

barchetta f (plural barchette)

  1. little boat
  2. toy boat
  3. small plastic container (for fast food etc.)
  4. (nautical) a simple gondola used as a ferry
  5. 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

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