lenzuolo
bed sheet
noun len-DZWOH-loh Rare
Origin: From Latin 'lintiolum', diminutive of 'linteum' (linen cloth).
Usage Note
Lenzuolo has an irregular plural: the masculine il lenzuolo becomes le lenzuola (feminine plural) when referring to a matched set of sheets, or i lenzuoli (masculine plural) for individual sheets counted separately. This gender-switching plural (il dito → le dita pattern) is a classic Italian irregularity worth memorising.
Examples
"Cambia le lenzuola ogni settimana."
Natural Translation
He changes the sheets every week.
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