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How do you say "porcupine" in Italian?
il porcospino
In Italian, "porcupine" is il porcospino.
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Pronunciation
Aim for po-rco-spi-no when you say porcospino, stressing spi over the rest. Avoid sliding the vowels the way you would in English — Italian vowels are flat and clean.
Grammar notes
il porcospino is masculine. Its plural is Porcospini.
Example sentence
Il porcospino sollevò le sue spine affilate.
The porcupine raised its sharp quills.
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How to remember il porcospino
Notice how porcospino echoes the English 'porcupine' right in the 'porc' part; ride that similarity.
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Questions about il porcospino
How do you pronounce il porcospino?
Aim for po-rco-spi-no when you say porcospino, stressing spi over the rest. Avoid sliding the vowels the way you would in English — Italian vowels are flat and clean.
Is il porcospino masculine or feminine?
il porcospino is masculine. il porcospino is masculine. Its plural is Porcospini.
How is il porcospino used in Italian?
il porcospino is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il porcospino sollevò le sue spine affilate. (The porcupine raised its sharp quills.).
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