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motoscafo

motorboat

noun moh-toh-SKAH-foh Rare

Usage Note

Motoscafo is a compound of motore (motor) + scafo (hull). It is masculine: il motoscafo. Distinguished from a barca (general boat) or nave (ship) by its motor-driven propulsion and relatively small size.

Examples

"Il motoscafo attraversa il lago in pochi minuti."

Natural Translation

The motorboat crosses the lake in a few minutes.

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