piazza

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
26
Words With Friends
27
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/piˈæt.sə/(UK)
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/piˈæt.sə/(UK) · /piˈæ.zə/

Definition of piazza

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A public square, especially in Italian cities.
    “Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before.”
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noun

  1. A public square, especially in Italian cities.
    “Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before.”
  2. (New-England, US, dated, dialectal, especially)A veranda; a porch.
    “Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights.”
  3. (UK)A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building).

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Italian piazza. Doublet of piatza, place, and plaza.

Anagrams of piazza

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Words you can make from piazza

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3-letter words

3 words

2-letter words

5 words

Hooks

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