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Italian

melograno

/meloˈɡra.no/noun · masculineC1
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 41,438

Meaning

pomegranate tree, pomegranate

  • pomegranate tree (Punica granatum)
  • pomegranate fruit (widely used in everyday speech alongside feminine melagrana)

In a sentence

Nel giardino della nonna cresce un vecchio albero di melograno.

In grandma's garden grows an old pomegranate tree.

Preferisci bere una spremuta d'arancia o del succo di melograno?

Do you prefer drinking orange juice or pomegranate juice?

I chicchi rossi del melograno aggiungono colore all'insalata autunnale.

The red seeds of the pomegranate add color to the autumn salad.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
melogranomasculine · singular
melogranimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Strictly speaking, il melograno is the tree and la melagrana is the fruit, but melograno is often used for both.

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