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spiaggia

beach

noun SPYAHD-jah Less Common

Usage Note

Spiaggia is the seaside beach; note the plural spiagge keeps the soft 'j' sound by dropping the 'i'. Italians distinguish spiaggia libera (free public beach) from the paid, umbrella-lined stabilimento balneare.

Examples

"La spiaggia è piena di turisti."

Natural Translation

The beach is full of tourists.

Literal Translation

The beach is full of tourists.

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