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VocabularyFoodoliva
A1nounfemminile

l'oliva

olive

Plural

olive

Pronunciation

oh-LEE-vah

About this word

Italy cultivates hundreds of olive varieties. Taggiasca from Liguria and Nocellara del Belice from Sicily are among the most prized for eating; others are best for pressing into oil.

Examples

Le olive verdi sono più amare di quelle nere.

Green olives are more bitter than black ones.

Mangio le olive come aperitivo con un bicchiere di vino.

I eat olives as an aperitif with a glass of wine.

Related Words

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