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How do you say "moss" in Italian?
il muschio
In Italian, "moss" is il muschio.
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Pronunciation
The word muschio comes out as mu-schio, with mu taking the stress. Remember 'ch' before e or i is a hard k sound, not the English 'ch'.
Grammar notes
il muschio is masculine. Its plural is Il muschio.
Example sentence
Un morbido muschio ricopriva la vecchia pietra.
Soft moss covered the old stone.
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How to remember il muschio
Build a tiny story around "Soft moss covered the old stone." and drop muschio into it as the key prop.
Related words
- root la radice
- branch la ramo
- trunk il tronco
- leaf la foglia
- seed il seme
- bud germoglio
- oak la quercia
- pine il pino
- palm la palma
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Questions about il muschio
How do you pronounce il muschio?
The word muschio comes out as mu-schio, with mu taking the stress. Remember 'ch' before e or i is a hard k sound, not the English 'ch'.
Is il muschio masculine or feminine?
il muschio is masculine. il muschio is masculine. Its plural is Il muschio.
How is il muschio used in Italian?
il muschio is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Un morbido muschio ricopriva la vecchia pietra. (Soft moss covered the old stone.).
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