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piantina

/pjanˈti.na/noun · feminineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 25,936

Meaning

map; small plant

  • a map, town plan, or architectural floor plan
  • a small plant or seedling

In a sentence

Puoi darmi una piantina del centro storico, per favore?

Could you give me a map of the historic center, please?

Abbiamo guardato la piantina per capire dove fosse il museo.

We looked at the map to figure out where the museum was.

Ho comprato una graziosa piantina grassa per la scrivania.

I bought a cute little succulent plant for my desk.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
piantinafeminine · singular
piantinefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Diminutive of 'pianta'; very common for city maps (piantina della città) and house floor plans.

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