Meaning
necklace
- collection, series
In a sentence
Mi piace la tua collana d'argento.
I like your silver necklace.
Ho perso la collana in spiaggia.
I lost the necklace at the beach.
Non ho più trovato la mia collana.
I couldn't find my necklace anymore.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| collana | feminine · singular |
| collane | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For jewelry, collana is the general word. Girocollo is a short necklace; ciondolo is a pendant, not the whole necklace.
- For books, collana means a publishing series. Use serie more broadly; collana sounds especially editorial or product-line specific.
- With jewelry, Italians often say portare una collana or mettere una collana. Indossare is correct but slightly more formal.