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la giacca
jacket
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How do you say giacca in Italian?
How do you pronounce giacca in Italian?
giacca is pronounced /la ˈdʒakka/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La giacca rossa che ho comprato ieri è molto elegante e perfetta per la festa.
The red jacket that I bought yesterday is very elegant and perfect for the party.
Quella giacca blu è troppo grande per me; devo trovare una giacca più piccola.
That blue jacket is too big for me; I need to find a smaller jacket.
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Why is it feminine?
Giacca is feminine because it derives from the Old French "jaque" (a type of jacket garment), which came from Arabic "jāka," and this word followed the feminine gender pattern of Italian nouns ending in "-a." Like most Italian nouns ending in "-a," it naturally took feminine gender, though the ultimate reason for its gender lies in the historical evolution of how this borrowed word was adopted into Italian.
What is the Italian word for jacket?
The Italian word for jacket is la giacca — feminine.
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