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stanza

room

noun STAHN-tsah Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'stantia', dwelling

Also means

stanza

Usage Note

Stanza is a generic room, broadly interchangeable with camera, though camera leans toward bedroom. In poetry a stanza is a verse stanza, the very word English borrowed; the plural is stanze.

Examples

"La stanza è molto luminosa."

Natural Translation

The room is very bright.

Literal Translation

The room is very bright.

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