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aglio

/ˈaʎʎo/noun · masculineB1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 12,675

Meaning

garlic

  • garlic, used as a food ingredient

In a sentence

Nella salsa c'è molto aglio.

There is a lot of garlic in the sauce.

Metti un po' d'aglio nella zuppa?

Will you put a little garlic in the soup?

Io non mangio aglio la sera.

I don't eat garlic in the evening.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
agliomasculine · singular
aglimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Usually uncountable in cooking: un po' d'aglio.
  • A clove is spicchio d'aglio.
  • Common in recipes with olio, cipolla, prezzemolo.
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