rialto

noun

ri·​al·​to rē-ˈal-(ˌ)tō 

plural rialtos

1

: exchange, marketplace

2

: a theater district

Examples of rialto in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After fighting monsters in the Upside Down, the Stranger Things star returned to the lights of the rialto for the first time in a decade in John Proctor Is the Villain, playing Shelby — a high school junior caught in a classroom reckoning over power, gender and truth. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

Meanwhile, away from the rialto, a new generation of ferociously talented playwrights is not so quietly laying claim to theater’s future. — Adam Green, Vogue, 13 May 2019

And Adam Jacobs, his gleaming white teeth, his charming costar Isabelle McCalla as Princess Jasmine and the rest have all acquired a little more attention to veracity and Broadway chops since this show's first turn on the rialto. — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Rialto, island and district in Venice

First Known Use

1549, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Geographical Definition

Rialto

geographical name

Ri·​al·​to rē-ˈal-(ˌ)tō 

1

city west of San Bernardino in southern California

2

island and district of Venice, Italy