Meaning
soup
- a vegetable soup, often containing pasta, rice, or beans
- any first course of broth or liquid soup served hot
In a sentence
La sera d'inverno mi piace mangiare una minestra calda.
On winter evenings I like to eat hot soup.
Hai messo il sale nella minestra?
Did you put salt in the soup?
I bambini non vogliono mai mangiare la minestra di verdure.
The children never want to eat the vegetable soup.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| minestra | feminine · singular |
| minestre | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Differs from 'zuppa': 'minestra' typically includes pasta or rice, whereas traditional 'zuppa' is eaten with bread.
- 'Minestrone' is an augmentative referring to a thick, hearty vegetable soup.