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Italian

picnic

/pikˈnik/noun · masculineA2
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Meaning

picnic

  • An outdoor meal eaten informally in the countryside or a park

In a sentence

Domenica faremo un picnic al parco.

On Sunday we will have a picnic in the park.

Porti tu i panini per il picnic?

Are you bringing the sandwiches for the picnic?

Oggi piove, quindi non possiamo fare il picnic.

It is raining today, so we cannot have the picnic.

Word forms (3)
WordWord forms
picnicmasculine · singular
picnicmasculine · plural
picnicmasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Invariable foreign loanword; the plural is also 'picnic'.
  • Commonly paired with the verb 'fare' ('fare un picnic').

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