macchietta

Italian

Etymology 1

From macchia +‎ -etta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /makˈkjet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: mac‧chiét‧ta

Noun

macchietta f (plural macchiette)

1. little spot; speckle
2. sketch (little drawing)
3. strange or ridiculous person

Derived terms

• macchiettare
• macchiettista

Descendants

• → French: maquette (see there for further descendants)
• → Polish: makieta
• → Spanish: maqueta

Etymology 2

Verb

macchietta

1. third-person singular present indicative of macchiettare

Further reading

• macchietta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana