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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