🇮🇹 Italian

zuppe

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feminine

le zuppe

soups

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zuppe
/le ˈdzuppe/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say zuppe in Italian?

IPA
/le ˈdzuppe/

How do you pronounce zuppe in Italian?

zuppe is pronounced /le ˈdzuppe/ in Italian.

Example sentences

La zuppa calda è molto buona oggi.

The hot soup is very good today.

Questa zuppa di verdure è la più deliciosa che ho mai mangiato.

This vegetable soup is the most delicious one I have ever eaten.

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Why is it feminine?

Zuppe is feminine. The word derives from Old Italian "zuppa," which originally referred to a piece of bread soaked in liquid. The etymology likely traces to a Germanic source related to soaking, but the feminine gender is not exceptional—it follows the regular pattern of many Italian nouns ending in -a, which are typically feminine. The gender is a natural consequence of the word's form rather than an inherited exception.

What is the Italian word for soups?

The Italian word for soups is le zuppe — feminine.

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