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How do you say "woodpecker" in Italian?

il picchio

Noun Masculine

In Italian, "woodpecker" is il picchio.

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Pronunciation

Read picchio letter by letter, then speed up, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.

Grammar notes

il picchio is masculine. Its plural is picchi.

Example sentence

Il picchio bussò forte sull'albero.

The woodpecker tapped loudly on the tree.

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Questions about il picchio

How do you pronounce il picchio?

Read picchio letter by letter, then speed up, with the stress falling naturally on the second-to-last syllable, and hold the double cc a touch longer than you would in English.

Is il picchio masculine or feminine?

il picchio is masculine. il picchio is masculine. Its plural is picchi.

How is il picchio used in Italian?

il picchio is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Il picchio bussò forte sull'albero. (The woodpecker tapped loudly on the tree.).

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