ramo

branch

noun RAH-moh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'ramus', branch

Also means

field

Usage Note

Ramo is a tree branch, but figuratively a branch of a business, family, or knowledge, as in un ramo dell'azienda. Watch the feminine plural le rama used dialectally; standard Italian is i rami. The self-deprecating non è il mio ramo means 'it's not my field'.

Examples

"L'uccello è sul ramo."

Natural Translation

The bird is on the branch.

Literal Translation

The-bird is on-the branch.

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