Meaning
videocassette, VHS tape
- a magnetic tape cassette for recording and playing video and audio
In a sentence
Ho trovato una vecchia videocassetta con i filmati delle vacanze.
I found an old videotape with vacation footage.
Non abbiamo più un lettore per guardare queste videocassette.
We no longer have a player to watch these videotapes.
Conservi ancora qualche videocassetta in cantina?
Do you still keep any videotapes in the basement?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| videocassetta | feminine · singular |
| videocassette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- A compound noun ('video' + 'cassetta'). The plural regularizes on the second element: 'videocassette'.
- Largely historical/retro today; refers typically to VHS tapes.