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graffito

noun

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Wiktionary

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.

  1. An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
  2. A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.

    One officer got out to inspect the graffito.