Meaning
pot; saucepan
- a pot for cooking food
- a deep cooking pan
In a sentence
La pasta è nella pentola.
The pasta is in the pot.
Dov'è la pentola grande?
Where is the big pot?
Questa pentola non va sul fuoco.
This pot can't go on the stove.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pentola | feminine · singular |
| pentole | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- General word for a cooking pot; context decides exact type.
- Less specific than casseruola or tegame.
- Common with mettere in pentola = put in the pot.