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VocabularyFooduovo
A1nounmaschile

l'uovo

egg

Plural

uova

Pronunciation

WOH-voh

About this word

Uovo is irregular in Italian: singular is masculine (l'uovo), plural switches to feminine (le uova). This is one of very few nouns with this behaviour.

Examples

La carbonara si prepara con uova, guanciale e pecorino.

Carbonara is made with eggs, guanciale and pecorino.

Voglio due uova strapazzate per colazione.

I want two scrambled eggs for breakfast.

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