galleria

gallery; tunnel, arcade

noun gahl-LEH-ryah Less Common

Origin: Medieval Latin 'galeria,' possibly from 'galilaea' (church porch).

Usage Note

Galleria has three common meanings: an art gallery (galleria d'arte), a covered shopping arcade (la Galleria Vittorio Emanuele in Milan), and a road or rail tunnel (galleria autostradale). Context always disambiguates. The plural is regular: gallerie.

Examples

"Abbiamo visitato una galleria d'arte moderna."

Natural Translation

We visited a modern art gallery.

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