Meaning
celery
- a cultivated plant with crisp, juicy stalks used as a vegetable
In a sentence
Compro del sedano fresco per la zuppa.
I am buying some fresh celery for the soup.
Taglia il sedano e la carota a pezzetti.
Cut the celery and the carrot into small pieces.
Non ti piace il sedano nell'insalata?
Don't you like celery in the salad?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sedano | masculine · singular |
| sedani | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Stress is on the first syllable: /ˈse.da.no/.
- Essential ingredient alongside carrot and onion in traditional Italian 'soffritto'.