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]. /ˌvɑ pɔˈrɛt ti/.
a motorboat used as a passenger bus along a canal in Venice, Italy.
Origin of vaporetto
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British Dictionary definitions for vaporetto
vaporetto
/ (ˌveɪpəˈrɛtəʊ, Italian vapoˈrɛtto) /
nounplural -ti (-tɪ, Italian -ti) or -tos
a steam-powered passenger boat, as used on the canals in Venice
Origin of vaporetto
1Italian, from vapore a steamboat
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