Meaning
dish, crockery item
- a piece of tableware or kitchenware
- (in the plural) dishes, crockery, cutlery, and cookware considered collectively
In a sentence
Chi lava le stoviglie stasera dopo cena?
Who is washing the dishes tonight after dinner?
Abbiamo comprato nuove stoviglie per la casa al mare.
We bought new crockery for the beach house.
Non lasciare le stoviglie sporche nel lavandino.
Don't leave dirty dishes in the sink.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| stoviglia | feminine · singular |
| stoviglie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Almost always used in the plural 'le stoviglie' to mean dishes or tableware.
- A dishwasher is called a 'lavastoviglie'.