Meaning
heap, pile, crop
- heap, pile
- a lot, loads (un mucchio di)
In a sentence
C'è un mucchio di piatti nel lavandino.
There's a pile of dishes in the sink.
Hai visto quel mucchio di neve fuori?
Did you see that heap of snow outside?
Ho comprato un mucchio di mele al mercato.
I bought a heap of apples at the market.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mucchio | masculine · singular |
| mucchi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use mucchio mainly for an informal “pile/heap.” For a stack of ordered items, prefer pila; for a generic amount, quantità is more neutral.
- Un mucchio di often means “a lot of” in speech: Ho un mucchio di cose da fare. It’s informal, not ideal in formal writing.
- With di + noun, agreement usually follows the real noun: Un mucchio di persone sono arrivate is common, though singular agreement also appears.