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PRONUNCIATION OF GRAFFITO

graffito  [ɡrəˈfiːtəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAFFITO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Graffito is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GRAFFITO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Graffito

Graffito is the singular form of the Italian graffiti, meaning "little scratch". Graffito may also refer to: ▪ Graffito ▪ Graffito...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRAFFITO


bandito
bænˈdiːtəʊ
bito
ˈbiːtəʊ
bonito
bəˈniːtəʊ
burrito
bəˈriːtəʊ
cito
ˈkiːtəʊ
farolito
ˌfærəˈliːtəʊ
finito
fɪˈniːtəʊ
Hirohito
ˌhɪərəʊˈhiːtəʊ
incognito
ˌɪnkɒɡˈniːtəʊ
Ito
ˈiːtəʊ
Leto
ˈliːtəʊ
magneto
mæɡˈniːtəʊ
mojito
məˈhiːtəʊ
mosquito
məˈskiːtəʊ
Negrito
nɪˈɡriːtəʊ
Quito
ˈkiːtəʊ
sgraffito
sɡræˈfiːtəʊ
Tito
ˈtiːtəʊ
veto
ˈviːtəʊ
Yoshihito
ˌjɒʃɪˈhiːtəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAFFITO

graduator
gradus
Graeae
Graecise
Graecism
Graecize
Graeco-Roman
Graeco-Roman wrestling
Graf
Grafen
graffiti
graffitist
graft
graft hybrid
graftage
grafter
grafting
graham
graham cracker
graham flour

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAFFITO

Akihito
antimosquito
beneplacito
Boito
con spirito
coquito
horopito
kwaito
Lobito
manito
Mutsuhito
nopalito
paraquito
pentito
Peshito
rabbito
sanbenito
secret mosquito
subito
vomito

Synonyms and antonyms of graffito in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «graffito» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAFFITO

Find out the translation of graffito to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of graffito from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «graffito» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

乱画
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esgrafiado
570 millions of speakers

English

graffito
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भित्तिचित्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المخربش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

граффити
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

graffito
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

graffitist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graffiti
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Graffitist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Graffito
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

落書き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

graffito
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Graffitist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình ve trên tường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

graffitist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राफिटीिस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

grafiti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

graffito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

graffiti
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

графіті
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

graffiti
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χυδαία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Grafitti
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

graffito
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

graffito
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of graffito

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAFFITO»

The term «graffito» is normally little used and occupies the 109.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAFFITO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «graffito» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «graffito» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about graffito

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAFFITO»

Discover the use of graffito in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to graffito and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Graffito
Is it fine art, social commentary, or simply vandalism? This highly illustrated book probes the issues surrounding the proliferation of graffiti in American cities. 108 photos, 48 in color.
Michael Walsh, 1996
2
Corinthian Hellenistic Pottery
510 (C-47-120). Ca. 325-275 B.C. Graffito. 'AvTEpcoTos: ANT6P60TOC. 438 (C- 47-454). 4th century, early fourth quarter, B.C. Graffito. 'Aa9oA£ias: ACcPAAEIAC . 475 (C-47-268). Ca. 300 B.C. Graffito. 'Ao-9a]X£i[as: A€l. 501 (C-33-1473). Ca.
G. Roger Edwards, 1975
3
Syllabic Writing on Cyprus and its Context
ICS 427 (grafl-lto, Karnak) 23 ICS 427a (graffito, Karnak) 23 ICS 427b (graffito, Karnak) 23 ICS 427c (graffito, Karnak) 23 ICS 428 (grafl'lto, Karnak) 23 ICS 428a (graffito, Karnak) 23 ICS 428b (graffito, Karnak) 23 ICS 429 (grafl'lto, Karnak) 23 ...
Philippa M. Steele, 2013
4
Nonverbal Graffiti, Dipinti, and Stamps
Graffito on underside of base: m 6th century- 5th century B. C. 2B- 19 Black polished jug P3215 CM-M5-E, South Cellar H. 0.13; D. 0.103; D. foot 0.046 m. Fig . 29 Black polished round-mouthed jug with ring foot, horizontally faceted body, ...
Lynn E. Roller, 1987
5
Pont-Euxin Et Polis: Polis Hellenis Et Polis Barbaron : ...
Graffito on the bottom of black-glazed saltcellar which was found in the Greek necropolis of Pichvnari in 1986. The graffito is curved on the outer side of the bottom - 2 (Tab.I.2) (2[c|uac,], 2[t(coc], 2[tmovoc;])2. Such writing of 2 became the  ...
Daredjan Kacharava, Murielle Faudot, Evelyne Geny, 2005
6
Out the Z Room
Graffito made a wild guess and though it wasn't exactly true, he felt it would be the only answer to save his neck. “Foe!” he blurted out in the crinkly face. “Ah! Foe is it? Then you be a friend of mine.” The old man instantly helped Graffito to his ...
Neil Baker, 2012
7
Alexamenos Graffito
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2011
8
Greek and Roman Actors: Aspects of an Ancient Profession
Aphrodisias. Photo: J-Jory. 250 39 Mask of young female and two young males. Aphrodisias. Photo: J.Jory. 251 40 Ephesus, Theatre graffito 1, i-iii. Photo: Charlotte Roueche. 258 41 Ephesus, Theatre graffito 1, iv-v. Photo: Charlotte Roueche.
Pat Easterling, Edith Hall, 2002
9
Syria Publications of the Princeton University Archeological ...
& lv"*s> 0 6W! Written by Hasan ibn . . . Inscr. 130. Scale I : 121 ., The graffito is incomplete and unusual. After there should be an imperative like "forgive" or " have mercy" or "help"! 131. Graffito. On a stone in the north wall of a house in the  ...
10
Muqarnas, Volume 16: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the ...
This story begins with the discovery of a graffito at Divrigi, in the province of Sivas in central Anatolia, in the early 1970's. A second one, again at Divrigi, turned up in 1994; and a third turned up in 1996 at Ani in the province of Kars in the ...
Gülru Necipoğlu, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAFFITO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term graffito is used in the context of the following news items.
1
DDA hopes to develop residences in downtown Cheyenne
April Wilson is the owner of Graffito Paint Your Own Pottery at 317 W. Lincolnway. She said Friday that she supports the effort. "As a downtown ... «Wyoming Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Emma Sky: the woman who tamed the generals in Iraq
“Got me 2 gooks in Nam,” read the graffito – boastful? confessional? – that I encountered in one of those sweltering, stinking portable lavatories ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
3
Chicago Is Obsessed With 'The Simpsons,' And Here Are Pics That …
From the Morton Salt Factory, to the Gay Pride Parade and beyond, there are countless Simpsons-themed shoutouts in the form of "graffito-tags ... «DNAinfo, Jul 15»
4
Greece's mass psychology of revolt will survive the financial carpet …
Greeks withdraw money from ATMs in Thessaloniki, beside a graffito that reads: 'No'. Photograph: Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images. Contact ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
Malaysia: Orang-utans and the trail that led Wallace to natural …
In the congested strip of coastal habitation, we visited a large graffito of Wallace's bearded visage on the local football stadium and George ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Bulletin board: Day camp to be held July 27-31 at KU cultural center
Students learn how to make wool wallets, graffito tiles, wheat weavings and redware pottery. Other activities include scherrenschnitte, the art of ... «Reading Eagle, Jun 15»
7
Evangelism or vandalism?
The piece, referred to as the Alexamenos graffito, is possibly the oldest depiction of Jesus available for the historical record. The piece represents something of a ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jun 15»
8
"A Little Bit of Spectacular"
One afternoon, while washing her hands in the bathroom there, she spies a graffito on the wall. “We are Plantagenet. We are chosen. «Alabama Public Radio, Jun 15»
9
C'è la crisi: 180-305 AD
A graffito of a donkey-headed crucifix might point the way forward to persecution of the Christians under Diocletian, but the massive head and ... «Wanted in Rome, Jun 15»
10
Is trendy Berlin losing its edge?
A graffito on a wall in Neukoelln sums up the pervasive feeling of cool: "Because it's really good for my health, I've decided to be happy." By Alexandra Stahl and ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»

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