rialto
pronunciation
How to pronounce rialto in British English:
UK [rɪ'æltəʊ]
How to pronounce rialto in American English:
US [rɪ'æltoʊ]
Word Origin
- rialto (n.)
- 1879, "exchange, mart," from the Rialto of Venice, the name of the quarter where the exchange was situated, contracted from Rivoalto and named for the canal (Latin rivus altus "deep stream") which it crosses.
Example
- 1. A water bus passes through the fog underneath the rialto bridge in venice , italy
- 2. He flew a pea-green cessna 172 from rialto municipal in southern california .
- 3. Signor antonio , many a time and oft in the rialto you have rated me about my monies and my usances .
- 4. As you cruise down the grand canal , venice 's main " street " , in a vaporetto or water taxi , you 'll pass under the rialto bridge , a famous venetian landmark .
- 5. The nearly two-mile-long ( three-kilometer-long ) grand canal , the main water thoroughfare , is lined by luxurious , centuries-old palazzos with ornate renaissance-style facades and is spanned by the elaborately designed rialto bridge .