In Italian, "clownfish" is il pesce pagliaccio. It is a noun.
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Buy on SteamIn Italian, "clownfish" is il pesce pagliaccio. It is a noun. The word is spelled il pesce pagliaccio and pronounced as written, following Italian pronunciation rules.
Italian nouns are either masculine or feminine. The gender of il pesce pagliaccio is reflected in its article: il/lo (masculine) or la (feminine).
Use il pesce pagliaccio as you would use the equivalent noun in English. In Italian, word order and agreement rules determine how il pesce pagliaccio fits into a sentence.
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