vettura
English
Etymology
From Italian vettura, from Latin vectura (“conveyance”). Compare vecture.
Noun
vettura (plural vetturas or vetture)
- (historical) An Italian four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire; a hackney coach.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for vettura in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin vectura. Compare French voiture.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vetˈtu.ra/
- Rhymes: -ura
- Hyphenation: vet‧tù‧ra
Noun
vettura f (plural vetture)
- car
- carriage (in a train)
- coach
Synonyms
- (sense 1) automobile, autovettura, auto, macchina
- (sense 2, 3) carrozza
Derived terms
- vetturetta
- vetturino