frigo

fridge

noun FREE-goh Rare

Origin: Short for frigorifero, from Latin frigus ('cold') + ferre ('to carry').

Usage Note

Frigo is the everyday shortening of frigorifero and is far more common in spoken Italian. It is invariable in the plural — i frigo, not frigi — because it is an apocope (truncated form). Frigo is masculine: il frigo, un frigo.

Examples

"Metti il latte nel frigo, per favore."

Natural Translation

Put the milk in the fridge, please.

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