Usage Note
Gocciolina is the diminutive of goccia (drop). It gained widespread use in Italian public health discourse during discussions of airborne disease transmission, referring to respiratory droplets (goccioline respiratorie). The form is straightforwardly feminine and follows regular -a/-e plural: le goccioline.
Examples
"Le goccioline si diffondono nell'aria."
Natural Translation
The droplets spread through the air.
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