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la pesca
peach
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How do you say pesca in Italian?
How do you pronounce pesca in Italian?
pesca is pronounced /la ˈpɛska/ in Italian.
Example sentences
La pesca fresca che ho comprato al mercato è dolcissima.
The fresh peach that I bought at the market is very sweet.
Quella pesca matura è caduta dall'albero questa mattina.
That ripe peach fell from the tree this morning.
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Why is it feminine?
Pesca is feminine because it ends in "-a", following the standard Italian pattern where most nouns ending in "-a" are feminine. The word has two meanings: (1) fishing, derived from Latin "pesca"; and (2) peach (the fruit), derived from Latin "persica" (mala persica, Persian apple). Both meanings became associated with the same feminine noun form in Italian due to sound convergence and semantic overlap, with the "-a" ending reinforcing feminine gender classification.
What is the Italian word for peach?
The Italian word for peach is la pesca — feminine.
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