Meaning
spinach
- Spinach (a leafy green vegetable, almost universally used in the plural 'spinaci').
In a sentence
Stasera cucino gli spinaci con un filo d'olio.
Tonight I am cooking spinach with a drizzle of oil.
Ti piacciono gli spinaci saltati in padella?
Do you like pan-fried spinach?
Non mangio gli spinaci perché sono troppo amari.
I don't eat spinach because it's too bitter.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| spinacio | masculine · singular |
| spinaci | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Nearly always used in the plural 'gli spinaci' when referring to food, cooked or raw.