spogliatoio

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A changing room, dressing room, locker room
A dressing room adjoining a domestic room

Etymology

From spogliare +‎ -toio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /spoʎ.ʎaˈto.jo/, /spoʎ.ʎaˈtɔ.jo/
  • Rhymes: -ojo, -ɔjo
  • Hyphenation: spo‧glia‧tó‧io, spo‧glia‧tò‧io

Noun

spogliatoio m (plural spogliatoi)

  1. changing room/locker room, dressing room (a room, especially in a gym, designed for people to change their clothes)
  2. (metonymically, figurative) team (set of players that make up a sports team)
  3. (dated) dressing room, walk-in closet/walk-in wardrobe (a small room adjoining a domestic bedroom where people may dress or undress in privacy)
    Synonym: cabina armadio

Further reading

  • spogliatoio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • spogliatoio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • spogliatoio in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica