chiatto

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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)

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Neapolitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

chiatto (feminine singular chiatta, plural chiatte)

  1. fat