- See Also:
- - Piarist
  - pias.
  - piassava
  - piaster
  - piastre
  - Piat
  - Piatigorsk
  - Piatigorsky
  - Piauí
  - Piave
  - piazza
  - Piazzi
  - pibal
  - pibgorn
  - piblokto
  - pibroch
  - pic
  - pica
  - Picabia
  - picador
  - picaninny
- Recent searches:
- View All

piazza

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/piˈætsə/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/piˈæzə, -ˈɑzə or, for 1,3, piˈætsə, -ˈɑt-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pē az′ə, -ä′zə or, for 1, 3 esp. Brit., pē at′sə, -ät′-; for 1 also It. pyät′tsä)

Inflections of 'piazza' (n):

piazzas: npl

piazze: npl

pi•az•za /piˈæzə, -ˈɑzə or, for 1. 3. piˈætsə, -ˈɑt-/USA pronunciation. n. [countable], pl. pi•az•zas, [It.] piaz•ze

/ˈpyɑttsɛ/.USA pronunciation

an open public square in a city or town, esp. in Italy.
Dialect Terms[Chiefly New England and Southern U.S.]a large porch.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an arcade or covered walk or gallery.

pi•az•za (pē az′ə, -ä′zə or, for 1, 3 esp. Brit., pē at′sə, -ät′-; for 1 also It. pyät′tsä),USA pronunciation n., pl. pi•az•zas, [It.] piaz•ze

(pyät′tse).USA pronunciation

an open square or public place in a city or town, esp. in Italy.
Dialect Terms[Chiefly New Eng. and Inland South.]a large porch on a house;
veranda.
British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building.

Greek plateîa, noun, nominal use of feminine of platýs flat¹. See place
Latin platēa courtyard, origin, originally, street
Italian
1575–85

pi•az′zaed, adj.
pi•az′zi•an, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

piazza /pɪˈætsə; -ˈædzə; Italian: ˈpjattsa/ n

a large open square in an Italian town
chiefly Brit a covered passageway or gallery

Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place

'piazza' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

veranda

Synonyms: veranda, yard, patio, porch, court, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "piazza" in the title:

In or On the piazza?
Transfer to Piazza Navona

Visit the English Only Forum.
Help WordReference: Ask in the forums yourself.

Look up "piazza" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "piazza" at dictionary.com

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

URL: https://www.wordreference.com/definition/piazza

⇱ piazza - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

piazza