gondoletta

Also gon·do·let

[gon-dl-et-uh]

noun

1. a small Venetian gondola.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gondoletta¹

1595–1605; < Italian, diminutive of gondola

Example Sentences

"Prent'e la gondoletta, Tutt'e serena il mar, Ninetta, mia diletta, Vieni solcar il mar Il marinar, che gioja—che gioja il marinar!"

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And, leaning her head on his shoulder, she warbled a verse of the beautiful little Venetian air, La Biondina in Gondoletta.

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