Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piazza

/piˈæt.sə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: pi-az-za
IPA: /piˈæt.sə/

26

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A public square, especially in Italian cities.

noun

A veranda; a porch.

American usage; Dated

noun

A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building).

British usage

name

Example Sentences

"Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before."
"Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights."

Etymology

From Italian piazza. Doublet of piatza, place, platz, and plaza.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: *pleth₂-, piazza

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /piˈæt.sə/
British English: /piˈæt.sə/

Usage

American usage
Dated
British usage

Inflected Forms

piazzas (plural) piazze (plural)

Derived Forms

piazzaed piazzaless piazzalike

Synonyms

plaza place

Rhymes With

raza mazza

Questions

How do you pronounce piazza?: The recorded pronunciation is /piˈæt.sə/.
What does piazza mean?: A public square, especially in Italian cities.
Where does piazza come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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