🇮🇹 italiano

zafferano

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

lo zafferano

saffron

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zafferano
/lo dzaffeˈraːno/
← masculine feminine →

¿Cómo se dice zafferano en italiano?

AFI
/lo dzaffeˈraːno/

How do you pronounce zafferano in italiano?

zafferano is pronounced /lo dzaffeˈraːno/ in italiano.

Frases de ejemplo

Lo zafferano italiano è molto più pregiato rispetto a quello persiano.

Italian saffron is much more prized compared to the Persian one.

Il nostro chef utilizza solo lo zafferano puro, senza additivi nocivi.

Our chef uses only pure saffron, without harmful additives.

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¿Por qué es masculine?

Zafferano is masculine because it derives from Latin "crocus" (via Arabic "za'farān"). The word is masculine in Italian, following the general rule that Italian nouns ending in -o are typically masculine. The gender was inherited from Latin, where "crocus" was masculine, not neuter as stated in the original rule.

¿Cómo se dice saffron en italiano?

En italiano, saffron se dice lo zafferano — masculine.

Género según el idioma

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🇫🇷 Frenchsafranlemasculine

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