Meaning
new, newly produced
- Freshly produced or harvested, especially wine or vegetables
- Newly appointed, fledgling, or inexperienced (often humorous or poetic)
In a sentence
In autunno assaggiamo sempre una bottiglia di vino novello.
In autumn we always taste a bottle of young wine.
I novelli sposi sono partiti per il viaggio di nozze ieri sera.
The newlyweds left for their honeymoon yesterday evening.
Non compriamo mai patate novelle fuori stagione.
We never buy new potatoes out of season.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| novello | masculine · singular |
| novella | feminine · singular |
| novelli | masculine · plural |
| novelle | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- 'Vino novello' specifically refers to young wine sold shortly after harvest, similar to Beaujolais Nouveau.
- 'Novelli sposi' is an idiom meaning 'newlyweds'.