Meaning
drug, narcotic
- spice (dated)
In a sentence
La polizia combatte il traffico di droga in città.
The police are fighting drug trafficking in the city.
Molti giovani cadono nella trappola della droga.
Many young people fall into the trap of drugs.
Non voglio droga in casa mia.
I don't want drugs in my house.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| droga | feminine · singular |
| droghe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- In modern everyday Italian, droga usually means illegal drugs; for medicine, use farmaco or medicinale.
- The old sense 'spice' is rare and literary; for cooking, say spezia or spezie.
- In pharmacies or formal contexts, sostanza stupefacente is more technical than droga.