Meaning
small backpack
- a small backpack or rucksack
In a sentence
Metti la merenda nello zainetto per favore.
Put the snack in your little backpack, please.
Hai comprato uno zainetto nuovo per la scuola?
Did you buy a new small backpack for school?
Oggi non porto la borsa, prendo solo lo zainetto.
Today I'm not carrying a handbag, I'm just taking my small backpack.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| zainetto | masculine · singular |
| zainetti | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'zaino' (backpack), formed with the suffix '-etto'.
- Takes the definite article 'lo' and indefinite 'uno' because it begins with 'z'.