vite

vine

noun VEE-teh Rare

Origin: Latin vitis (grapevine)

Also means

screw

Usage Note

Vite is a homograph with two unrelated meanings: la vite as a grapevine (the climbing plant) and la vite as a screw (the fastener). Both are feminine. Context always clarifies which is meant; in a vineyard setting it is always the plant, in a hardware context the fastener.

Examples

"La vite cresce rigogliosa in questa regione."

Natural Translation

The vine grows lush in this region.

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