Meaning
ash, cinder
In a sentence
C'è ancora cenere nel camino di ieri.
There is still ash in yesterday's fireplace.
Hai buttato la cenere del barbecue?
Did you throw away the barbecue ash?
Non toccare la cenere, è ancora calda.
Don't touch the ash, it's still hot.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cenere | feminine · singular |
| ceneri | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually uncountable in Italian: la cenere, molta cenere. The plural ceneri is used for remains, especially human ashes.
- For cigarette ash, cenere is normal. For larger burnt fragments, carboni or braci may fit better than cenere.
- Ceneri can mean cremated remains in formal and everyday contexts: le ceneri del defunto.