vaporetti

Variant of vaporetto

noun pl. vaporetti , vaporettos

a large motorboat used for public transportation on the canals of Venice

Origin: It, dim. of vapore, steamboat < Fr vapeur, short for bateau à vapeur, calque of E steamboat

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