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VocabularyAnimalsbruco
A2nounmaschile

ilbruco

caterpillar

Plural

bruchi

Pronunciation

BROO-koh

About this word

'Crisalide' = chrysalis/pupa. The metamorphosis cycle: uovo → bruco → crisalide → farfalla.

Examples

Il bruco si trasforma in farfalla dopo la crisalide.

The caterpillar transforms into a butterfly after the chrysalis.

I bruchi mangiano le foglie delle piante.

Caterpillars eat the leaves of plants.

Related Words

farfallacrisalidefogliametamorfosiinsetto