Meaning
pitch, tar
- a thick, dark, sticky substance obtained from petroleum or coal tar; pitch
- a deep black colour, especially used in similes
In a sentence
Nel tunnel la notte era buia come la pece.
In the tunnel, the night was pitch-dark.
Gli scafi di legno venivano impermeabilizzati con la pece bollente.
Wooden hulls were waterproofed with boiling pitch.
Hai visto quanto è scuro il cielo? Sembra pece.
Did you see how dark the sky is? It looks like pitch.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pece | feminine · singular |
| peci | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly encountered in the fixed simile 'nero come la pece' (pitch-black) or 'buio come la pece'.