chiatto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”). Doublet of piatto (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: chiàt‧to

Adjective

chiatto (feminine chiatta, masculine plural chiatti, feminine plural chiatte)

1. (nautical) flat-bottomed
2. (southern Italy) chubby (of a person)

Derived terms

• chiatta

Anagrams

• chiotta

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjat.tə/
• Rhymes: -attə

Adjective

chiatto (feminine singular chiatta, plural chiatte)

1. fat