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How do you say "microwave" in Italian?
il microonde
In Italian, "microwave" is il microonde.
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Pronunciation
mee-kroh-ON-day. The stress is on ON and the final 'e' is very short. It sounds like 'microwave' was borrowed and adapted into Italian.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun, plural i microonde. The word is borrowed from English but fully integrated into Italian. Microonde literally means 'microwaves'.
Example sentence
Riscaldo il cibo nel microonde.
I heat the food in the microwave.
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How to remember il microonde
Microonde is almost identical to the English word 'microwave', just with the Italian plural ending. It is a modern loanword.
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- mirror lo specchio
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- toilet il gabinetto
- toilet paper la carta igienica
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Questions about il microonde
How do you say "microwave" in Italian?
In Italian, "microwave" is il microonde. It is a noun.
Is il microonde masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun, plural i microonde. The word is borrowed from English but fully integrated into Italian. Microonde literally means 'microwaves'.
How is il microonde used in a sentence?
Use il microonde as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Riscaldo il cibo nel microonde. (I heat the food in the microwave.).
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"Microwave" in other languages
- Japanese 電子レンジ (denshirenji)
- Korean 전자레인지 (jeonjaleinji)
- Chinese 微波炉 (wēi bō lú)
- Spanish el microondas
- Spanish (Latin America) el microondas
- French le micro-ondes
- German die Mikrowelle
- Russian микроволновая печь (mikrovolnovaja pečʹ)
- Greek ο φούρνος μικροκυμάτων (o furnos mikrokimaton)
- Arabic ميكروويف (miikruwif)
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