🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

punto di ritrovo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpun.to di riˈtrɔ.vo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hangout/ˈhæŋ.aʊt/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La piazza è il principale punto di ritrovo dei giovani."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where people frequently spend time socializing or relaxing.

    "That little café by the corner is our favorite weekend hangout."
As verb
  1. 1

    To spend time relaxing or socializing casually with others.

    "We usually hang out at the park after classes finish."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal verb 'hang out', originating in the late 19th century from the literal sense of hanging items out to dry or displaying banners. By the mid-20th century, it evolved into a popular colloquial noun and verb describing casual socializing and the physical locations frequented for that purpose.

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