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How do you say "drought" in Italian?

la siccità

Noun Feminine

In Italian, "drought" is la siccità.

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Pronunciation

Read siccità letter by letter, then speed up, with the accent falling firmly on that final vowel, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.

Grammar notes

la siccità is feminine. Its plural is siccità.

Example sentence

La lunga siccità prosciugò il fiume.

The long drought dried up the river.

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Questions about la siccità

How do you pronounce la siccità?

Read siccità letter by letter, then speed up, with the accent falling firmly on that final vowel, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.

Is la siccità masculine or feminine?

la siccità is feminine. la siccità is feminine. Its plural is siccità.

How is la siccità used in Italian?

la siccità is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: La lunga siccità prosciugò il fiume. (The long drought dried up the river.).

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