graffito
An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
Noun
- An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal.
- A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense.
- One officer got out to inspect the graffito. - 1982 April 24, Bob Nelson, “NY Cops Harass Activist Writing Graffiti”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffitobor. English graffito Borrowed from Italian graffito.