traghetto

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See also: traghettò

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Italian traghetto (“ferry”).

Noun[edit]

traghetto (plural traghettos or traghetti)

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

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

From traghettare.

Noun[edit]

traghetto m (plural traghetti)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

traghetto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of traghettare

Further reading[edit]

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