Accordcipolle
feminine
le cipolle
onions
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cipolle
/le tʃiˈpolle/
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feminine →
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How do you say cipolle in Italian?
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/le tʃiˈpolle/
How do you pronounce cipolle in Italian?
cipolle is pronounced /le tʃiˈpolle/ 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?
Cipolle (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 onions?
The Italian word for onions is le cipolle — feminine.
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