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il bacio
kiss
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How do you say bacio in Italian?
How do you pronounce bacio in Italian?
bacio is pronounced /il ˈbaːtʃo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il bacio dolce di mia madre mi ha confortato quando ero triste.
My mother's sweet kiss comforted me when I was sad.
Quel bacio appassionato è stato il momento più importante della nostra serata.
That passionate kiss was the most important moment of our evening.
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Why is it masculine?
Bacio is masculine because it derives from Latin "basium," which was a masculine noun, and Italian preserved this grammatical gender through regular sound changes (the Latin -ium ending typically became -io in Italian masculine nouns). The gender assignment essentially fossilized from its Latin ancestor.
What is the Italian word for kiss?
The Italian word for kiss is il bacio — masculine.
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