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Italian

fieno

/ˈfjɛ.no/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 7,428

Meaning

hay

  • grass cut and dried for animal fodder

In a sentence

I contadini hanno raccolto il fieno prima del temporale.

The farmers gathered the hay before the thunderstorm.

Il fienile profumava di fieno fresco.

The barn smelled of fresh hay.

Soffri anche tu di febbre da fieno in primavera?

Do you also suffer from hay fever in the spring?

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
fienomasculine · singular
fienimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Commonly used in 'febbre da fieno' (hay fever).
  • Treated as an uncountable mass noun in most everyday contexts.

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