Accordcipolla
feminine
la cipolla
onion
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cipolla
/la tʃiˈpolla/
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How do you say cipolla in Italian?
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/la tʃiˈpolla/
How do you pronounce cipolla in Italian?
cipolla is pronounced /la tʃiˈpolla/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La cipolla rossa è più dolce della cipolla bianca.
The red onion is sweeter than the white onion.
Questa cipolla è troppo piccola per la ricetta.
This onion is too small for the recipe.
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Why is it feminine?
Cipolla (onion) is feminine because it derives from Latin "cepulla," the diminutive form of "cepa," which was already feminine in Latin, and this feminine gender was preserved through Italian's phonetic evolution of the Latin ending "-ulla" to "-olla."
What is the Italian word for onion?
The Italian word for onion is la cipolla — feminine.
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