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Italian

stanzino

/stanˈtsi.no/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 17,331

Meaning

box room, storeroom

  • a small room, especially one used for storage or as a walk-in closet

In a sentence

Abbiamo messo le valigie vecchie nello stanzino in fondo al corridoio.

We put the old suitcases in the storeroom at the end of the hallway.

Hai guardato se la scala è ancora nello stanzino?

Did you check if the ladder is still in the small room?

Non c'era spazio per una scrivania, quindi non usiamo quello stanzino.

There was no room for a desk, so we don't use that small room.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
stanzinomasculine · singular
stanzinimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Diminutive of 'stanza' (room), closely related in meaning to 'ripostiglio'.

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