"graffito" meaning in All languages combined

See graffito on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡɹəˈfitoʊ/ [General-American], [ɡɹəˈfiɾoʊ̯] [General-American] Forms: graffiti [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian graffito. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|graffito}} Italian graffito Head templates: {{en-noun|graffiti}} graffito (plural graffiti)
  1. (archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
    Sense id: en-graffito-en-noun-FOkUQqqJ
  2. (rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-graffito-en-noun-nuRf9i5W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Art Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 41 32 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 42 31 19 Disambiguation of Art: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graffitus
Categories (other): Crime Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ɡrafˈfi.to/ Forms: graffiti [plural]
Rhymes: -ito Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} graffito m (plural graffiti)
  1. graffiti Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-graffito-it-noun-imGm9tTQ Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 34 44 16 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Art, Crime Disambiguation of Art: 0 0 Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0

Verb [Italian]

IPA: /ɡrafˈfi.to/ Forms: graffita [feminine], graffiti [masculine, plural], graffite [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ito Head templates: {{it-pp}} graffito (feminine graffita, masculine plural graffiti, feminine plural graffite)
  1. past participle of graffire Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: graffire Related terms: graffiata, graffio
    Sense id: en-graffito-it-verb-uPzlNI3Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Art, Crime Disambiguation of Art: 0 0 Disambiguation of Crime: 0 0

Inflected forms

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