Meaning
dust, powder
In a sentence
C'è troppa polvere sul tavolo della cucina.
There’s too much dust on the kitchen table.
Hai visto la polvere sotto il letto?
Did you see the dust under the bed?
Non mettere troppa polvere di cacao nel latte.
Don’t put too much cocoa powder in the milk.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| polvere | feminine · singular |
| polveri | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Usually uncountable: la polvere, molta polvere. Use polveri mainly for types of powders or technical/scientific contexts.
- For household dust, polvere is standard. Pulviscolo suggests very fine particles floating in the air.
- For cosmetic or industrial powder, polvere works, but cipria is specifically face powder.