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Pesche is feminine in Italian. The article is le, so the full form is le pesche ("peaches").
FEMININEpesche is the plural of pesca
le pesche — peaches
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How do you say pesche in Italian?
How do you pronounce pesche in Italian?
pesche is pronounced /le ˈpɛske/ 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?
Pesche 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 peaches?
The Italian word for peaches is le pesche — feminine.
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