Meaning
of Veneto (region of Italy); from Veneto
- Venetian; of or from Veneto
In a sentence
Mio nonno è veneto e vive a Padova.
My grandfather is from Veneto and lives in Padua.
Il dialetto veneto ha molte varianti locali.
The Venetian dialect has many local variations.
Non ho mai mangiato riso veneto a casa.
I have never eaten Veneto rice at home.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| veneto | masculine · singular |
| veneta | feminine · singular |
| veneti | masculine · plural |
| venete | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually capitalized as Veneto for the region; veneto as an adjective agrees in gender and number: cucina veneta, vini veneti.
- For people, Italian often prefers veneto/veneta as a noun too: un veneto, una veneta.
- The color sense is literary and uncommon in modern everyday Italian; use blu, azzurro, or verde acqua in normal speech.