Meaning
little pile, small heap
- a small pile, mound, or accumulation of things
In a sentence
Ha radunato le foglie secche in un piccolo mucchietto.
He gathered the dry leaves into a small pile.
Sul tavolo c'era solo un mucchietto di monete da pochi centesimi.
On the table there was only a small pile of low-value coins.
Perché hai lasciato quel mucchietto di carte sul pavimento?
Why did you leave that little pile of papers on the floor?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mucchietto | masculine · singular |
| mucchietti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'mucchio' (heap, pile), formed with the suffix '-etto'.
- Often takes the preposition 'di': 'un mucchietto di monete' (a small pile of coins).