ostrica

oyster

noun OH-stree-kah Rare

Origin: From Latin ostrea, from Greek ostreón.

Usage Note

Ostrica is feminine (un'ostrica fresca); the plural is ostriche (not ostricas). Oysters are a prestige food in Italian cuisine, particularly associated with Taranto and the Adriatic coast. The idiom il mondo è un'ostrica mirrors the English 'the world is your oyster'.

Examples

"Abbiamo ordinato una dozzina di ostriche."

Natural Translation

We ordered a dozen oysters.

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