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- [pee-az-uh, -ah-zuh or for 1, 3 especially British, pee-at-suh, -aht-; for 1 also Italian pyaht-tsah]
- /piˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or for 1, 3 especially British, piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; for 1 also Italian ˈpyɑt tsɑ/
- /piˈæt.sə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pee-az-uh, -ah-zuh or for 1, 3 especially British, pee-at-suh, -aht-; for 1 also Italian pyaht-tsah]
- /piˈæz ə, -ˈɑ zə or for 1, 3 especially British, piˈæt sə, -ˈɑt-; for 1 also Italian ˈpyɑt tsɑ/
Definitions of piazza word
- noun plural piazza an open square or public place in a city or town, especially in Italy. 1
- noun plural piazza Chiefly New England and Inland South. a large porch on a house; veranda. 1
- noun plural piazza Chiefly British. an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building. 1
- noun piazza Italian town square 1
- countable noun piazza A piazza is a large open square in a town or city, especially in Italy. 0
- noun piazza a large open square in an Italian town 0
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Origin of piazza
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < Italian < Latin platēa courtyard, orig., street < Greek plateîa, noun use of feminine of platýs flat1. See place
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Parts of speech for Piazza
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piazza popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piazza usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piazza
noun piazza
- agora — the marketplace in Athens, used for popular meetings, or any similar place of assembly in ancient Greece
- arcade — An arcade is a covered passage where there are shops or market stalls.
- balcony — A balcony is a platform on the outside of a building, above ground level, with a wall or railing around it.
- curtilage — the enclosed area of land adjacent to a dwelling house
- galleria — a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
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