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manufatto

artefact; manufactured object

noun mah-noo-FAHT-toh Rare
Arts & Culture Traditions

Origin: From Latin manu factum ('made by hand'), from manus ('hand') + facere ('to make').

Usage Note

Manufatto is used in archaeology, anthropology, and law to mean any object shaped by human hands: manufatti preistorici (prehistoric artefacts). In everyday and legal Italian it can also refer to a constructed structure such as a culvert or small bridge (manufatto idraulico). The plural is manufatti.

Examples

"Il museo conserva manufatti risalenti all'età del bronzo."

Natural Translation

The museum preserves artefacts dating back to the Bronze Age.

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