Meaning
unripe
- not yet ripe, especially fruit
- sharp or sour because not ripe enough
- figuratively immature or not fully developed
In a sentence
Questo kiwi è ancora acerbo.
This kiwi is still unripe.
La pesca ti sembra acerba?
Does the peach seem unripe to you?
Non mangio frutta acerba.
I don't eat unripe fruit.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| acerbo | masculine · singular |
| acerba | feminine · singular |
| acerbi | masculine · plural |
| acerbe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Main food meaning: unripe fruit.
- Figurative use exists at B2: idee acerbe, stile acerbo.
- Agrees regularly: acerbo, acerba, acerbi, acerbe.