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erba

grass, herb

noun EHR-bah Rare
Animals & Nature Plants

Origin: From Latin herba (grass, plant).

Usage Note

Erba means both lawn grass (tagliare l'erba = to mow the grass) and culinary/medicinal herbs (erbe aromatiche). The plural erbe is used for a collection of herbs. The idiom fare d'ogni erba un fascio (to make one bundle of every herb) means to lump everything together.

Examples

"Il cane corre sull'erba del parco."

Natural Translation

The dog runs on the park grass.

Literal Translation

The dog runs on-the grass of-the park.

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