🇮🇹 Italian

peperoni

masculine

i peperoni

bell peppers

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peperoni
/i pepeˈroːni/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say peperoni in Italian?

IPA
/i pepeˈroːni/

How do you pronounce peperoni in Italian?

peperoni is pronounced /i pepeˈroːni/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il peperone rosso che ho comprato al mercato è molto dolce e succoso.

The red bell pepper that I bought at the market is very sweet and juicy.

Questo peperone giallo è perfetto per la ricetta, ma devo tagliarlo in pezzi piccoli.

This yellow bell pepper is perfect for the recipe, but I need to cut it into small pieces.

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Why is it masculine?

Peperoni is masculine because it derives from Latin "piperone," a diminutive of "piper" (pepper), and Latin diminutives ending in "-one" are grammatically masculine, a gender that was preserved as the word evolved through Italian.

What is the Italian word for bell peppers?

The Italian word for bell peppers is i peperoni — masculine.

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