pensilina

Italian

Etymology

From pensile (“hanging”) +‎ -ina.

Noun

pensilina f (plural pensiline)

  1. a projecting or suspended roof; any structure having such a roof
    • 2003, Antonio Tabucchi, chapter XIV, in Sostiene Pereira : una testimonianza [Pereira Declares]‎, Rome: La biblioteca di Repubblica, published 1994, →ISBN, page 91:
      Si infilò nel sottopassaggio e si sedette su una panchina di pietra, sotto la pensilina.
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  2. bus shelter
  3. marquee
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