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VocabularyCity & Placesfontanella
A2nounfemminile

lafontanella

drinking fountain

Plural

fontanelle

Pronunciation

fon-tah-NEL-lah

About this word

In Rome, the small street fountains ('nasoni') run continuously with free drinking water — a Roman institution.

Examples

A Roma ci sono centinaia di fontanelle con acqua fresca.

In Rome there are hundreds of drinking fountains with fresh water.

Puoi riempire la borraccia alla fontanella.

You can fill your water bottle at the drinking fountain.

Related Words

acquapiazzafontanaborracciaRoma