Meaning
olive
- the small oval fruit of the olive tree, eaten or pressed for oil
In a sentence
Compriamo un barattolo di olive verdi?
Shall we buy a jar of green olives?
Non mi piacciono le olive sulla pizza.
I don't like olives on pizza.
Nel piatto ci sono formaggio e olive.
On the plate there are cheese and olives.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| oliva | feminine · singular |
| olive | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The tree is masculine ('olivo' or 'ulivo'), while the fruit is feminine ('oliva').