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Italian

moquette

/moˈkɛt/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 25,783

Meaning

carpet

  • fitted carpet covering a floor
  • soft carpet material

In a sentence

In hotel c'era la moquette in camera.

There was carpet in the hotel room.

Ti piace la moquette in salotto?

Do you like the carpet in the living room?

Non voglio la moquette in cucina.

I don't want carpet in the kitchen.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
moquettefeminine · singular
moquettefeminine · plural
moquettefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable in the plural: la/le moquette.
  • Usually means wall-to-wall carpet, not a small rug.
  • More specific than tappeto, which is often a movable rug.
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