piazza (redirected from piazze)

pi·az·za  (p-z, -äz)

n. pl. pi·az·zas

1. pl. pi·az·ze (p-äts, pyäts) also (p-äts, pyätsä) A public square in an Italian town.

2. A roofed and arcaded passageway; a colonnade.

3. New England & Southern Atlantic U.S. A veranda.

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[Italian, from Latin plata, street, from Greek plateia (hodos), broad (way), feminine of platus, broad; see plat- in Indo-European roots.]

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piazza [pɪˈætsə -ˈædzə (Italian) ˈpjattsa]

n

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) a large open square in an Italian town

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Chiefly Brit a covered passageway or gallery

[from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

piazza - a public square with room for pedestrians; "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place" plaza, place public square, square - an open area at the meeting of two or more streets

Translations

piazza [pɪˈætsə] N (US) → pórtico m, galería f; (= square) → plaza f

piazza [piˈætsə] n → piazza f

piazza

n → Piazza f, → (Markt)platz m; (US: = veranda) → (überdachte) Veranda