Meaning
harvest, reaping
- the harvesting or reaping of cereal crops, especially wheat
- the season during which cereal crops are harvested
In a sentence
La mietitura del grano inizia solitamente all'inizio dell'estate.
Wheat harvesting usually begins at the start of summer.
Le piogge improvvise hanno interrotto le operazioni di mietitura nei campi.
Sudden rains halted harvesting operations in the fields.
Con i macchinari moderni la mietitura richiede molto meno tempo.
With modern machinery, harvesting requires much less time.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mietitura | feminine · singular |
| mietiture | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Specifically applies to cereals like grain, unlike 'vendemmia' (grape harvest) or 'raccolta' (general harvest).