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bavarese

Bavarian

noun adjective bah-vah-REH-zeh Rare

Origin: From 'Baviera' (Bavaria), the southern German region.

Usage Note

Bavarese is both a noun ('a Bavarian person') and an adjective ('Bavarian'). Like most nationality adjectives ending in -ese, it has a single form for masculine and feminine: un uomo bavarese, una donna bavarese. In culinary contexts it can also refer to la bavarese (or bavarois), a chilled cream dessert of French-German origin.

Examples

"Lui è bavarese e ama la birra."

Natural Translation

He is Bavarian and loves beer.

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