graffito
graf·fi·to
noun \grə-ˈfē-(ˌ)tō, gra-, grä-\ plural graf·fi·ti
Definition of GRAFFITO
: 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
Origin of GRAFFITO
Italian, incised inscription, from graffiare to scratch, probably from grafio stylus, from Latin graphium
First Known Use: 1851
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