sala giochi

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “hall games”, or more loosely translated as “game hall.” Compare French salle de jeux.

Noun

sala giochi f

1. arcade, game room
   • 2016, Stranger Things, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton):

     Ha mai fatto qualcosa con te che ti piacesse veramente? Tipo andare in sala giochi e cose così?

     Has he ever done anything with you that you actually like? You know, like the arcade or something?

     (literally, “Has he ever done something with you that you really like? Like going to the arcade and things like that?”)