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

Further reading

• traghetto on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it