vaporetto

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian vaporetto.

Noun

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vaporetto (plural vaporettos or vaporetti)

  1. A public water bus, originally steam-powered, found especially in Venice.

Italian

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Etymology

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From vapore (vapor) +‎ -etto (diminutive)

Noun

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vaporetto m (plural vaporetti)

  1. (Venice) vaporetto
  2. steamer