traghetto

See also: traghettò

English

Etymology

From Italian traghetto (“ferry”).

Noun

traghetto (plural traghettos or traghetti)

  1. A gondola that ferries people across the Grand Canal in Venice.

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /traˈɡet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: tra‧ghét‧to

Etymology 1

From traghettare.

Noun

traghetto m (plural traghetti)

  1. ferry
Usage notes
  • In Venice, the traghetti are gondolas that ferry people across the canals for a small charge.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

traghetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of traghettare

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