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mela

apple

noun MEH-lah Rare

Usage Note

Mela is feminine: la mela, le mele. The compound mela cotogna is quince, and sidro di mela is cider. The idiom una mela al giorno leva il medico di torno is the Italian equivalent of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'.

Examples

"Mangio una mela ogni mattina."

Natural Translation

I eat an apple every morning.

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