Meaning
rug, carpet
- mat
In a sentence
Ho comprato un tappeto nuovo per il salotto.
I bought a new rug for the living room.
Hai lasciato le scarpe sul tappeto?
Did you leave your shoes on the rug?
C'è un tappeto rosso in salotto.
There is a red rug in the living room.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tappeto | masculine · singular |
| tappeti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use tappeto for floor coverings. Moquette is fitted wall-to-wall carpeting; stuoia is a straw or reed mat.
- For the gym machine, tapis roulant is much more common than tappeto alone in everyday Italian.
- Common collocations use da: tappeto da yoga, da bagno, da preghiera.