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