🇮🇹 Italian

salse

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feminine

le salse

sauces

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salse
/le ˈsalse/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say salse in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈsalse/

How do you pronounce salse in Italian?

salse is pronounced /le ˈsalse/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La salsa piccante è molto popolare in Messico.

The spicy sauce is very popular in Mexico.

Quella salsa rossa è deliciosa con i tacos.

That red sauce is delicious with tacos.

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Why is it feminine?

Salse is feminine in Italian because it derives from the Latin feminine noun "salsa," the feminine form of the adjective "salsus" (meaning salted). This feminine gender was preserved through the evolution from Latin to Italian, as Latin feminine nouns ending in -a typically remain feminine in Italian.

What is the Italian word for sauces?

The Italian word for sauces is le salse — feminine.

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