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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•az•za /piˈæzə, -ˈɑzə or, for 1, 3. piˈætsə, -ˈɑt-/USA pronunciation. n. [countable], pl. pi•az•zas, [It.] piaz•ze /ˈpyɑttsɛ/.USA pronunciation - an open public square in a city or town, esp. in Italy.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly New England and Southern U.S.]a large porch.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an arcade or covered walk or gallery.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pi•az•za (pē az′ə, -ä′zə or, for 1, 3 esp. Brit., pē at′sə, -ät′-; for 1 also It. pyät′tsä),USA pronunciation n., pl. pi•az•zas, [It.] piaz•ze (pyät′tse).USA pronunciation - an open square or public place in a city or town, esp. in Italy.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly New Eng. and Inland South.]a large porch on a house;
veranda. - British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]an arcade or covered walk or gallery, as around a public square or in front of a building.
- Greek plateîa, noun, nominal use of feminine of platýs flat1. See place
- Latin platēa courtyard, origin, originally, street
- Italian
- 1575–85
pi•az′zaed, adj. pi•az′zi•an, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: piazza /pɪˈætsə -ˈædzə; Italian: ˈpjattsa/ n - a large open square in an Italian town
- chiefly Brit a covered passageway or gallery
Etymology: 16th Century: from Italian: marketplace, from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia; see place |