chiatto

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan, from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us, from *pleth₂- (“flat”). Doublet of piatto (“flat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkjat.to/, [ˈk̟jät̪ːo]
  • Hyphenation: chiàt‧to
  • Rhymes: -atto

Adjective

chiatto (feminine singular chiatta, masculine plural chiatti, feminine plural chiatte)

  1. (nautical) flat-bottomed
  2. (southern Italy, of a person) chubby

Derived terms
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