traghetto

[prettygoodword]

traghetto - n., in Venice, a two-man gondola used as a ferry across the Grand Canal.


Currently, there's seven traghetto crossings. From Italian meaning "I ferry," first person present tense of traghettare, to ferry. Those who row it are traghettatori.

---L.

Comments

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

The ironic slang possibilities are great. "Did you see homie's new car?" "Yeah, that old sports car is traghetto. It can barely get across town."

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

"Is traghetto" or "is a traghetto"?

---L.

[flwyd.livejournal.com]

"Is traghetto," based on "Is totally ghetto." Tra becoming a backformed adverb, essentially.

[prettygoodword.livejournal.com]

OIC

---L.