vaporetto

noun

va·​po·​ret·​to ˌvä-pə-ˈre-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce vaporetto (audio)
plural vaporetti ˌvä-pə-ˈre-tē How to pronounce vaporetto (audio) also vaporettos
: a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice, Italy

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Where: Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Giudecca Island; A complimentary shuttle is available for hotel guests while non-hotel guests can take the vaporetto (public water bus) to the Giudecca Palanca stop. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 The entire selection will be showcased from August 27 to September 6 on the Venice Immersive Island, situated on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio, just a three-minute vaporetto ride from festival’s main Lido di Venezia hub. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 July 2025 From there, take a private water taxi or a vaporetto (public boat) straight to the Grand Canal. 9. Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025 If possible it should be maintained in an environment with the lagoon, marshland, gondolas and vaporettos. Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for vaporetto

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, diminutive of vapore "steamboat," short for battello a vapore, borrowed from French bateau à vapeur "steamboat"

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vaporetto was in 1926

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“Vaporetto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vaporetto. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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