Main Entry:

graf·fi·to

Pronunciation:

\grə-ˈfē-(ˌ)tō, gra-, grä-\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural graf·fi·ti

Etymology:

Italian, incised inscription, from graffiare to scratch, probably from grafio stylus, from Latin graphium

Date:

1851

: an inscription or drawing made on some public surface (as a rock or wall) ; also : a message or slogan written as or as if as a graffito

— graf·fi·tist \-ˈfē-tist\ noun