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vaporetto
[ vap-uh-ret-oh; Italian vah-paw-ret-taw ]
noun
, plural va·po·ret·tos, Italian va·po·ret·ti [vah-paw-, ret, -tee].
- a motorboat used as a passenger bus along a canal in Venice, Italy.
vaporetto
/ vapoˈrɛtto; ˌveɪpəˈrɛtəʊ /
noun
- a steam-powered passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vaporetto1
1945–50; < Italian, equivalent to vapor ( e ) steamboat + -etto -et
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vaporetto1
Italian, from vapore a steamboat
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Example Sentences
He steered her to the little tram, and at the landing found her a shady place on the vaporetto.
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