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Italian

tropicale

/tropiˈkaːle/adjectiveB1
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Meaning

tropical

  • relating to the tropics
  • having a hot, humid climate
  • typical of tropical places

In a sentence

Qui il clima tropicale dura tutto l'anno.

Here the tropical climate lasts all year.

Ti piace la frutta tropicale?

Do you like tropical fruit?

Questa pianta non è tropicale.

This plant is not tropical.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
tropicalemasculine · singular
tropicalefeminine · singular
tropicalimasculine · plural
tropicalifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Common with clima, foresta, isola, frutta.
  • Invariable in gender only in singular ending; plural is tropicali.
  • Can describe weather, plants, animals, or places.

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