🇮🇹 Italian

terrazzo

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masculine

il terrazzo

terrace

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terrazzo
/il terˈrattso/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say terrazzo in Italian?

IPA
/il terˈrattso/

How do you pronounce terrazzo in Italian?

terrazzo is pronounced /il terˈrattso/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il terrazzo nuovo della casa è molto spazioso e luminoso.

The new terrace of the house is very spacious and bright.

Abbiamo pulito il terrazzo antico con prodotti speciali per mantenerlo intatto.

We cleaned the old terrace with special products to keep it intact.

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Why is it masculine?

Terrazzo is masculine because it ends in -o, the standard masculine singular ending in Italian. The word derives from Italian 'terrazza' (terrace) with the diminutive or variant suffix -o, following the pattern of masculine nouns in Italian. However, 'terrazzo' actually refers to a flooring material made of marble chips set in cement, not simply a terrace.

What is the Italian word for terrace?

The Italian word for terrace is il terrazzo — masculine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchterrasse flips!lafeminine
🇪🇸 Spanishterraza flips!lafeminine

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