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tetto

roof

noun TEHT-toh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'tectum'

Also means

ceiling (limit)

Usage Note

Tetto is the roof of a building and, figuratively, an upper limit, as in tetto massimo ('cap'). The phrase senza tetto means 'homeless', literally 'without a roof'. The plural is tetti.

Examples

"Il gatto è salito sul tetto."

Natural Translation

The cat climbed onto the roof.

Literal Translation

The cat is climbed on-the roof.

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