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il manzo
beef
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How do you say manzo in Italian?
How do you pronounce manzo in Italian?
manzo is pronounced /il ˈmandzo/ in Italian.
Example sentences
Il manzo rosso è più tenero del manzo marrone.
The red beef is more tender than the brown beef.
Questo manzo italiano è molto buono e viene da allevamenti biologici certificati.
This Italian beef is very good and comes from certified organic farms.
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Why is it masculine?
Manzo (beef) is masculine in Italian. While the word does derive from Latin, the etymology provided is inaccurate. "Manzo" likely comes from Latin "mantīcum" or related terms connected to meat/livestock, rather than from "mansum" (past participle of "manere"). The word is masculine simply because it belongs to the -o ending class of masculine nouns in Italian, which is the standard gender pattern for nouns ending in -o.
What is the Italian word for beef?
The Italian word for beef is il manzo — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | bœuf | le | masculine |
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