Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From macchia + -etta.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /makˈkjet.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: mac‧chiét‧ta
macchietta f (plural macchiette)
- little spot; speckle
- sketch (little drawing)
- strange or ridiculous person
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
macchietta
- third-person singular present indicative of macchiettare
Further reading[edit]
- macchietta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana