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How do you say "western food" in Italian?
il cibo occidentale
In Italian, "western food" is il cibo occidentale.
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Pronunciation
CHEE-boh awk-chee-dehn-TAH-leh, three syllables for cibo, four for occidentale. Stress on 'chee' and 'tah.'
Grammar notes
Il cibo is masculine, occidentale is an adjective (masculine form). Plural: i cibi occidentali.
Example sentence
Il cibo occidentale era disponibile al caffè.
Western food was available at the cafe.
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How to remember il cibo occidentale
Occidentale comes from occidente (west or Occident), so western food is literally food from the west.
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- cassette la cassetta
- chopsticks le bacchette
- cooker la pentola elettrica
- cushion il cuscino
- egg l’uovo
- ice cream il gelato
- menu il menù
- pork il maiale
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Questions about il cibo occidentale
How do you say "western food" in Italian?
In Italian, "western food" is il cibo occidentale. It is a noun.
Is il cibo occidentale masculine or feminine?
Il cibo is masculine, occidentale is an adjective (masculine form). Plural: i cibi occidentali.
How is il cibo occidentale used in a sentence?
Use il cibo occidentale as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Il cibo occidentale era disponibile al caffè. (Western food was available at the cafe.).
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"Western food" in other languages
- Japanese 洋食 (yōshoku)
- Korean 양식 (yangsik)
- Chinese 西餐 (xī cān)
- Spanish la comida occidental
- Spanish (Latin America) la comida occidental
- French la nourriture occidentale
- German das westliche Essen
- Russian западная кухня (zapadnaja kuhnja)
- Greek δυτικό φαγητό (to ditiko fagito)
- Arabic مأكولات غربية (ma'koulat gharbiyya)
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