Definition of vaporetto
vaporetti
play \ˌvä-pə-ˈre-tē\ alsovaporettos
: a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice, Italy
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Origin and Etymology of vaporetto
borrowed from Italian, diminutive of vapore “steamboat,” short for battello a vapore, borrowed from French bateau à vapeur “steamboat”
First Known Use: 1926
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