vaporetto

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noun

A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.

OriginItalian vaporetto →
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Meanings

nounvaporetto (plural vaporettos or vaporetti)

plural vaporettos · plural vaporetti

  1. A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.

Origin

  1. Italianvapore
  2. Italianvaporetto
  3. Englishvaporetto

Borrowed from Italian vaporetto.

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APA

vaporetto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaporetto

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“vaporetto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaporetto. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vaporetto,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vaporetto.

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