heypolyglot
Italian

parchimetro

/parˈki.me.tro/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 50,412

Meaning

parking meter

  • parking meter or pay-and-display machine

In a sentence

Devo mettere delle monete nel parchimetro.

I need to put some coins in the parking meter.

Il parchimetro accetta anche le carte di credito?

Does the parking meter accept credit cards too?

Non ho trovato il parchimetro e ho preso una multa.

I couldn't find the parking meter and got a fine.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
parchimetromasculine · singular
parchimetrimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • In modern Italian cities, 'parcometro' is an accepted variant, but 'parchimetro' remains common.
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