macchietta

Italian

Etymology 1

From macchia + -etta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /makˈkjet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: mac‧chiét‧ta

Noun

macchietta f (plural macchiette)

  1. little spot; speckle
  2. sketch (little drawing)
  3. strange or ridiculous person
Derived terms
Descendants
  • French: maquette (see there for further descendants)
  • Polish: makieta
  • Spanish: maqueta

Verb

macchietta

  1. third-person singular present indicative of macchiettare

Further reading

  • macchietta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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