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yacht

yacht

noun yot Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: From Dutch jacht, short for jachtschip (hunting ship).

Usage Note

Yacht is an invariable loanword in Italian — the plural is also yacht (no change). It is masculine: lo yacht, gli yacht. Note the unusual spelling versus Italian phonetic norms; it is always pronounced 'yot' regardless of context.

Examples

"Hanno trascorso l'estate sullo yacht."

Natural Translation

They spent the summer on the yacht.

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