quartiere

See also: Quartiere

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French quartier, from Latin quartārium (“fourth part”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwarˈtjɛ.re/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛre
• Hyphenation: quar‧tiè‧re

Noun

quartiere m (plural quartieri)

1. quarter (all senses)
2. district, area

   Synonyms: rione, zona

   quartiere residenziale ― residential area

   quartieri bassi ― poor areas

3. (billiards) baulk
4. (Tuscany) flat, apartment

   Synonym: appartamento

Derived terms

• quartier generale
• quartierino

Further reading

• quartiere in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• quarterie, terraquei