caseggiato
tenement block; apartment building
noun kah-zeh-JAH-toh Rare
Origin: From casa (house) + collective suffix -eggiato.
Usage Note
Caseggiato refers specifically to a large residential building or block of flats, often implying a dense urban or working-class context. It is more specific than palazzo (which can be grand) or condominio (which stresses joint ownership). The plural is regular: i caseggiati.
Examples
"Il caseggiato ha dodici appartamenti."
Natural Translation
The tenement block has twelve apartments.
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