VETTURA

Etymology

Noun

vettura (plural vetturas or vetture)

(historical) An Italian four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire; a hackney coach.

Source: Wiktionary


Vet*tu"ra, n.; pl. Vetture. Etym: [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura conveyance. Cf. Vecture.]

Definition: An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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