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vaporetto

va·po·ret·to
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vap-uh-ret-oh; Italian vah-paw-ret-taw]
    • /ˌvæp əˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌvɑ pɔˈrɛt tɔ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vap-uh-ret-oh; Italian vah-paw-ret-taw]
    • /ˌvæp əˈrɛt oʊ; Italian ˌvɑ pɔˈrɛt tɔ/

Definitions of vaporetto word

  • noun plural vaporetto a motorboat used as a passenger bus along a canal in Venice, Italy. 1
  • noun vaporetto a steam-powered passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice 0
  • noun vaporetto a large motorboat used for public transportation on the canals of Venice 0

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Origin of vaporetto

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Italian, equivalent to vapor(e) steamboat + -etto -et

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Parts of speech for Vaporetto

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vaporetto popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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