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tappeto

carpet

noun tahp-PEH-toh Less Common

Also means

rug

Usage Note

Tappeto covers both a large fitted carpet and a smaller decorative rug. The phrase stendere il tappeto rosso means 'to roll out the red carpet.' Its plural tappeti is regular.

Examples

"Il tappeto del salotto è rosso."

Natural Translation

The living room carpet is red.

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