What does salotto in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word salotto in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salotto in Italian.
The word salotto in Italian means sitting room, living room, social or cultural gathering, superficial, pontificating, vain, parlor. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word salotto
sitting room, living roomsostantivo maschile (casa: soggiorno) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Abbiamo un televisore in salotto ed uno in camera da letto. We have a television in the sitting (or: living) room. |
social or cultural gatheringsostantivo maschile (figurato (gruppo di intellettuali) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il salotto della cultura ospiterà un famoso scrittore. The cultural gathering will host a famous writer. |
superficial, pontificating, vain(person) She has a breed of dog that sits in a chair all day: small and polite. |
parlor
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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