English

Noun

graffito ‎(plural graffiti)

1. (archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
2. (rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.

Usage notes

Outside of archaeology, graffiti or “a piece of graffiti” is used for the singular. As graffiti is borrowed from a plural form, prescriptivists consider singular use of graffiti incorrect: compare data/datum. The use of "graffiti" in contemporary art is a synonym to "Tags-Throw-ups-Pieces", TTP in short.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Jacobson, Staffan: Den spraymålade bilden. Ph.D. diss. Aerosol Art Archives, University of Lund, Sweden 1996. p. 10-11. ISBN 91-628-2186-5

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /grafˈfi.to/, [gr̺äfːiːt̪o]
• Hyphenation: graf‧fì‧to

Noun

graffito m ‎(plural graffiti)

1. graffiti

Verb

graffito m ‎(feminine singular graffita, masculine plural graffiti, feminine plural graffite)

1. past participle of graffire

Related terms

• graffiata
• graffio

Anagrams

• goffrati, griffato