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How do you say "penguin" in Italian?
il pinguino
In Italian, "penguin" is il pinguino.
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Pronunciation
Ping-WEE-noh. Three syllables, second stressed. Sounds very close to English.
Grammar notes
Masculine, article il. Plural is pinguini. Common animal name.
Example sentence
Il pinguino abita al Polo Nord.
The penguin lives at the North Pole.
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How to remember il pinguino
Pinguino sounds like English penguin with an Italian ending.
Related words
- bear l’orso
- hippo l’ippopotamo
- lion il leone
- orangutan l’orangotango
- polar bear l’orso polare
- red panda il panda rosso
- reindeer la renna
- swan il cigno
- zebra la zebra
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Questions about il pinguino
How do you say "penguin" in Italian?
In Italian, "penguin" is il pinguino. It is a noun.
Is il pinguino masculine or feminine?
Masculine, article il. Plural is pinguini. Common animal name.
How is il pinguino used in a sentence?
Use il pinguino as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il pinguino abita al Polo Nord. (The penguin lives at the North Pole.).
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