🇮🇹 Italian

ghiaia

feminine

la ghiaia

gravel

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ghiaia
/la ˈɡjaːja/
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How do you say ghiaia in Italian?

IPA
/la ˈɡjaːja/

How do you pronounce ghiaia in Italian?

ghiaia is pronounced /la ˈɡjaːja/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La ghiaia bianca era molto liscia e perfetta per il giardino decorativo.

The white gravel was very smooth and perfect for the decorative garden.

Quella ghiaia grigia è stata portata ieri dai operai che stavano riparando la strada.

That gray gravel was brought yesterday by the workers who were repairing the road.

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Why is it feminine?

Ghiaia is feminine because it ends in -a, which is the typical feminine ending for Italian nouns. The word derives from Latin "gaia" (feminine singular), which maintained its feminine gender through Italian's phonetic evolution.

What is the Italian word for gravel?

The Italian word for gravel is la ghiaia — feminine.

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