Meaning
waitress
- maid
- chambermaid
In a sentence
La cameriera ci ha portato subito il menu.
The waitress brought us the menu right away.
Scusi, cameriera, posso avere un altro caffè?
Excuse me, waitress, can I have another coffee?
La cameriera dell'hotel non è ancora passata.
The hotel chambermaid hasn't come by yet.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cameriera | feminine · singular |
| cameriere | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For restaurant staff, use cameriera; for a generic female employee, dipendente or addetta is usually better.
- In hotels, cameriera ai piani specifically means chambermaid; plain cameriera may sound ambiguous without context.
- Feminine noun: la cameriera, le cameriere. The masculine is cameriere.