869 Letter Boxes

Does anyone out there know what a letterbox is called in Italian? I mean the metal ones which you see attached to the wall on the ground floor of apartment blocks one for each family - not ones which go on the front door. Although now I come to think of it they probably don't have them on their front doors!
Linda

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Che significa? - Italian Language Queries

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 09:06

Linda,

Best I can suggest is 'cassetta per le lettere' or 'buca delle lettere'. Hope this helps.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 07/22/2005 - 09:38

[QUOTE=Ian and Sandra]Linda,

Best I can suggest is 'cassetta per le lettere' or 'buca delle lettere'. Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]

CORRECT, but you can use "cassetta per/della la posta" too

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 07/25/2005 - 07:02

Thanks to all who responded to my question. I have now found lots of cassetta postale on italian web sites and they are much cheaper than in the UK, so I will order one to be delivered to my house in Italy rather than taking it out with me. Great forum!