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piastrella

tile

noun pyah-STREHL-lah Less Common

Usage Note

Piastrella is a floor or wall tile, distinct from a roof tile, which is una tegola. The verb piastrellare means to tile a surface. The plural is piastrelle.

Examples

"Una piastrella si è rotta."

Natural Translation

A tile broke.

Literal Translation

A tile itself is broken.

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