Meaning
violet
- a small wild or cultivated plant with sweet-scented purple or blue flowers
- the flower produced by this plant
In a sentence
In primavera il prato si riempie di piccole violette profumate.
In spring the meadow fills with small, fragrant violets.
Hai mai assaggiato le caramelle alla violetta?
Have you ever tasted violet candies?
Non crescono violette in questo terreno troppo arido.
Violets do not grow in this soil that is too dry.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| violetta | feminine · singular |
| violette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Originally a diminutive of 'viola', it is the standard name for the sweet violet (Viola odorata).