n.
Pronunciation: ˌ vä-p ə - ' re-( ˌ )t ō
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ret · ti \ - ' re-t ē \ also -ret · tos
Etymology: Italian, diminutive of vapore steamboat, from French vapeur, from bateau à vapeur steamboat
Date: 1926
: a motorboat serving as a canal bus in Venice, Italy