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boschetto

/bosˈketto/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 19,470

Meaning

grove, copse

  • A small wood or cluster of trees; a grove.

In a sentence

I bambini giocano felici nel boschetto dietro la scuola.

The children are playing happily in the grove behind the school.

Abbiamo trovato molti funghi in quel piccolo boschetto.

We found many mushrooms in that little copse.

Non c'è un boschetto vicino a casa tua?

Isn't there a small wood near your house?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
boschettomasculine · singular
boschettimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Formed as a diminutive of 'bosco' (wood/forest) using the suffix '-etto'.
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