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minerale

mineral

noun adjective mee-neh-RAH-leh Rare

Origin: Medieval Latin minerale

Also means

mineral water (informal)

Usage Note

Minerale is both a masculine noun (il minerale — a mineral ore) and an adjective (acqua minerale — mineral water). In everyday Italian, una minerale is colloquial shorthand for a bottle of mineral water. As an adjective it does not change for gender but adds -i in the plural.

Examples

"L'acqua minerale è venduta in tutto il mondo."

Natural Translation

Mineral water is sold all over the world.

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