Meaning
quail
- a small game bird of the pheasant family
- the meat or eggs of this bird eaten as food
In a sentence
Abbiamo ordinato delle uova di quaglia per antipasto.
We ordered quail eggs as an appetizer.
La quaglia è un piatto tipico di questa zona.
Quail is a traditional dish of this area.
Non ho mai cucinato la quaglia al forno prima d'ora.
I have never roasted quail in the oven before.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| quaglia | feminine · singular |
| quaglie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Commonly encountered in Italian cuisine as game meat ('carne di quaglia') or for its eggs ('uova di quaglia').