🇮🇹 italien

zafferano

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masculine

lo zafferano

saffron

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zafferano
/lo dzaffeˈraːno/
← masculine feminine →

Comment dit-on zafferano en italien ?

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/lo dzaffeˈraːno/

How do you pronounce zafferano in italien?

zafferano is pronounced /lo dzaffeˈraːno/ in italien.

Exemples de phrases

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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Pourquoi est-ce 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.

Comment dit-on saffron en italien ?

En italien, saffron se dit lo zafferano — masculine.

Genre selon les langues

LangueMotArticleGenre
🇫🇷 Frenchsafranlemasculine

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