Category:Piazza

Pi*az"za, n.; pl. Piazzas. Etym: [it., place, square, market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See place.]

Defn: an open square in a european town, especially an italian town; Hence (arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a portico. In the United states the word is popularly applied to a veranda. We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. Jer. Taylor.