Meaning
giraffe
- a tall African mammal with a very long neck and spotted coat
In a sentence
La giraffa ha un collo lunghissimo.
The giraffe has a very long neck.
Ieri abbiamo visto una giraffa allo zoo.
Yesterday we saw a giraffe at the zoo.
Le giraffe mangiano le foglie dagli alberi alti.
Giraffes eat leaves from tall trees.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| giraffa | feminine · singular |
| giraffe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Always grammatically feminine in Italian, even when referring to a male giraffe.