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banchetto

banquet

noun bahn-KET-toh Rare
Food & Drink Dishes

Origin: Diminutive of banco (bench, table), from Old High German bank.

Also means

feast

Usage Note

Banchetto means a formal banquet or elaborate feast. It is masculine (il banchetto), plural banchetti. It is also the diminutive of banco (small stall or bench), so context matters: il banchetto del mercato is 'the market stall', while il banchetto nuziale is 'the wedding banquet'.

Examples

"Il banchetto nuziale è durato tutta la notte."

Natural Translation

The wedding banquet lasted all night.

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