graffito
noun
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Pronunciation: /ɡɹəˈfitoʊ/ / [ɡɹəˈfiɾoʊ̯]
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffitobor. English graffito Borrowed from Italian graffito.
- An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
- A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
“One officer got out to inspect the graffito.”