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salotto

living room

noun sah-LOHT-toh Rare
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Also means

salon

Usage Note

Salotto derives from sala (hall) with the diminutive suffix -otto. In modern usage it simply means the living room or sitting room of a home. Culturally, il salotto buono refers to the formal sitting room reserved for guests; the plural is salotti.

Examples

"La famiglia si riunisce nel salotto la sera."

Natural Translation

The family gathers in the living room in the evening.

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