piazza

(pē azə, -äzə; -atsə, -ätsə; for 1, usually pē ätor It pyättsä)

noun pl. piazzas or piazze

  1. in Italy, an open public square, esp. one surrounded by buildings
  2. a covered gallery or arcade
  3. New England, South a large, covered porch

Origin: It < L platea: see place

See piazza in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. pi·az·zas
  1. pl. pi·az·ze (pē-ätˈsə, pyätˈsĕ) also (pē-ätˈsə, pyätˈsä) A public square in an Italian town.
  2. A roofed and arcaded passageway; a colonnade.
  3. New England & Southern Atlantic U.S. A veranda.

Origin:

Origin: Italian

Origin: , from Latin platēa, street

Origin: , from Greek plateia (hodos), broad (way)

Origin: , feminine of platus, broad; see plat- in Indo-European roots

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