pane

bread

noun PAH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin 'panis' (bread).

Also means

loaf

Usage Note

Pane is grammatically masculine and invariable in its most common use — you say un pane for a whole loaf and del pane for some bread (partitive). The plural i pani refers to multiple loaves or types of bread. The idiom buono come il pane ('good as bread') means someone is kind-hearted; guadagnarsi il pane means to earn one's living.

Examples

"Ho comprato il pane fresco stamattina."

Natural Translation

I bought fresh bread this morning.

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