Meaning
nettle
- A stinging plant of the genus Urtica
- The leaves of the nettle plant, used in cooking or herbal remedies
In a sentence
Attento a non toccare l'ortica nel prato.
Be careful not to touch the nettle in the meadow.
Abbiamo preparato un delizioso risotto alle ortiche.
We prepared a delicious nettle risotto.
Non puoi gettare alle ortiche anni di duro lavoro.
You cannot throw years of hard work away.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ortica | feminine · singular |
| ortiche | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Forms the plural in -che ('ortiche') to preserve the hard /k/ sound.
- The idiom 'gettare alle ortiche' means to discard or abandon something recklessly.