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prato

meadow

noun PRAH-toh Rare
Animals & Nature Geography

Origin: From Latin pratum (meadow).

Also means

lawn

Usage Note

Prato can refer to a natural meadow in the countryside or a cultivated lawn in a garden or park. The plural prati is regular. It also appears in the place name Prato, the Tuscan city. In compound phrases, prato verde simply means 'green lawn'.

Examples

"I bambini giocano nel prato."

Natural Translation

The children are playing in the meadow.

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