plural piazzas or piazze
pē-ˈat-(ˌ)sā 
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let's enjoy our mint juleps out on the piazza
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Come evening, sip a spritz or a prosecco in one of the elegant cafes fronting the piazza.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
For all its Renaissance treasures, contemporary Florentine life is built around the daily rituals of eating and drinking, from a morning espresso in a quiet piazza to an evening glass of Brunello in a candlelit enoteca.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and media draw.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Whereas his predecessors delivered the greeting from the studio window of the Apostolic Palace, off to the side of the piazza, Leo went to the very center of the square and the heart of the church.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2025
For all its Renaissance treasures, contemporary Florentine life is built around the daily rituals of eating and drinking, from a morning espresso in a quiet piazza to an evening glass of Brunello in a candlelit enoteca.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Leo officially opened his pontificate by taking his first popemobile tour through the piazza, a rite of passage that has become synonymous with the papacy’s global reach and media draw.
—Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
Whereas his predecessors delivered the greeting from the studio window of the Apostolic Palace, off to the side of the piazza, Leo went to the very center of the square and the heart of the church.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2025
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“Piazza.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piazza. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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