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piazza

square

noun PYAHT-tsah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'platea', broad street

Also means

plaza

Usage Note

Piazza is the central town square at the heart of Italian civic life; its plural is piazze. The idiom scendere in piazza means 'to take to the streets' to protest, and mettere in piazza means to make something public. It is the same root as Spanish plaza.

Examples

"Ci vediamo in piazza alle otto."

Natural Translation

Let's meet in the square at eight.

Literal Translation

Us we-see in square at-the eight.

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