rialto

¹ American  

[ree-al-toh] / riˈæl toʊ /

noun

plural

rialtos

1. an exchange or mart.

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Rialto ² American  

[ree-al-toh, ree-ahl-taw] / riˈæl toʊ, riˈɑl tɔ /

noun

1. a commercial center in Venice, Italy, consisting of an island and the surrounding district.

2. a bridge spanning the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy: constructed of marble in 1590.

3. a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.

4. the theater district of a city or town, especially the area around Broadway in New York City.

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Rialto ¹ British  

/ rɪˈæltəʊ /

noun

1. an island in Venice, Italy, linked with San Marco Island by the Rialto Bridge (1590) over the Grand Canal: the business centre of medieval and renaissance Venice

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rialto ² British  

/ rɪˈæltəʊ /

noun

1. a market or exchange

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Etymology

Origin of rialto

1590–1660; after the Rialto in Venice

Example Sentences

But barring that, it’s hard to see how the rialto avoids dimming its lights once again.

From Washington Post

This was not a rialto over Monet’s lily pads.

From The New Yorker

Rob Marshall, Julie Andrews and Billy Joel are among the deep-pocketed locals committed to protecting Sag Harbor from an unwelcome fate as another seasonal resort town, or else a seaside boutique rialto.

From New York Times

In recent months not just “Julius Caesar” but also “Hamilton” has brought a raucous and artistically challenging rialto to the center of national social discourse.

From Washington Post

Not least, I particularly relished Stott’s sprightly diction: “a rialto of possibilities,” “the brutal comedy of his worldliness,” “temulent illusions,” “a horde of corvine devotees.”

From Washington Post

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