🇮🇹 italiano

basilico

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
masculine

il basilico

basil

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basilico
/il baˈziːliko/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice basilico en italiano?

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/il baˈziːliko/

How do you pronounce basilico in italiano?

basilico is pronounced /il baˈziːliko/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Il basilico fresco è essenziale per preparare un buon pesto genovese.

Fresh basil is essential for preparing a good Genoese pesto.

Ho comprato il basilico al mercato, ma era già appassito quando l'ho portato a casa.

I bought the basil at the market, but it was already wilted when I brought it home.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Basilico is masculine because it derives from Latin "basilicum," a neuter noun with the suffix "-icum." In Italian, Latin neuter nouns typically became masculine (since the neuter gender disappeared in Romance languages). The word ultimately comes from Greek "basilikos" (royal), originally referring to the basil plant.

¿Cómo se dice basil en italiano?

En italiano, basil se dice il basilico — masculine.

Género según el idioma

IdiomaPalabraArtículoGénero
🇫🇷 Frenchbasiliclemasculine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemanjericãoomasculine

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