piazza
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piazza¹
- /piˈæt.sə/ UK, US
- /piˈæ.zə/ US
Where it comes from
From Italian piazza. Doublet of piatza, place, platz, and plaza.
noun piazzas · piazze
- A public square, especially in Italian cities. Incidentally, the yard in front of the Granary, now a lovely piazza, was once a canal basin that had been filled in decades before.
- A veranda; a porch. Pretty soon I struck into a sort of path[…]. It twisted and turned,[…]and opened out into a big clear space like a lawn. And, back of the lawn, was a big, old-fashioned house, with piazzas stretching in front of it, and all blazing with lights.
- A roofed gallery or arcade (for example around a public square or in front of a building).
Piazza²
proper noun Piazzas
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: place, plaza, veranda, galleria, porch, concourse, centre, square, courtyard, forum, marketplace, agora, quadrangle, commons, esplanade, promenade
Talk about this word "piazza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piazza. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piazza. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piazza "piazza." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piazza.Cite this
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