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borghetto

English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian borghetto.

Noun edit

borghetto (plural borghettos or borghetti)

  1. An Italian shanty town.

Italian edit

Etymology edit

From borgo +‎ -etto.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /borˈɡet.to/
  • Rhymes: -etto
  • Hyphenation: bor‧ghét‧to

Noun edit

borghetto m (plural borghetti)

  1. Diminutive of borgo
  2. hamlet (very small village)
  3. shanty town (collection of shacks)

Further reading edit

  • borghétto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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