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Cavatappi is masculine in Italian. The article is i, so the full form is i cavatappi ("corkscrews").
MASCULINEcavatappi is the plural of cavatappi
i cavatappi — corkscrews
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How do you say cavatappi in Italian?
How do you pronounce cavatappi in Italian?
cavatappi is pronounced /i kavaˈtappi/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il cavatappi nuovo che ho comprato è molto utile per aprire le bottiglie di vino.
The new corkscrew that I bought is very useful for opening wine bottles.
Ho cercato il cavatappi rotto dappertutto, ma non l'ho trovato da nessuna parte.
I looked for the broken corkscrew everywhere, but I couldn't find it anywhere.
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Why is it masculine?
Cavatappi is a pasta shape whose name derives from "cavare" (to dig/hollow out) and "tappo" (cork/stopper). While both component words are masculine, cavatappi is actually feminine in Italian (la cavatappi), following the gender pattern of many Italian pasta names that are treated as feminine regardless of their etymological components. The feminine gender is established by convention rather than by morphological rules.
What is the Italian word for corkscrews?
The Italian word for corkscrews is i cavatappi — masculine.
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