piazza
square
noun PYAHT-tsah Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'platea', broad street
Also means
plaza
Usage Note
Piazza is the central town square at the heart of Italian civic life; its plural is piazze. The idiom scendere in piazza means 'to take to the streets' to protest, and mettere in piazza means to make something public. It is the same root as Spanish plaza.
Examples
"Ci vediamo in piazza alle otto."
Natural Translation
Let's meet in the square at eight.
Literal Translation
Us we-see in square at-the eight.
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