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pesce

fish

noun PEH-sheh Less Common
Animals & Nature Sea Creatures

Origin: From Latin piscis (fish).

Usage Note

Pesce is masculine and its plural pesci follows the regular -e/-i pattern. However, when referring to the flesh eaten as food, Italian often uses the singular: mangiare pesce (to eat fish). The phrase essere come un pesce fuor d'acqua (to be like a fish out of water) mirrors the English idiom. Pesci is also the zodiac sign Pisces.

Examples

"Ho mangiato del pesce fresco ieri sera."

Natural Translation

I ate fresh fish last night.

Literal Translation

I-have eaten some fish fresh yesterday evening.

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