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feminine

polˈpetta

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Translation

meatball

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Word origin

From polpa ('pulp, flesh'), from Latin pulpa.

Origin: Latin
Root: pulpa
English cognates: pulp

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpolpette

Examples

prepara .

My grandmother makes meatballs with beef.

We ate meatballs for dinner last night.

gusti.

This meatball has too much salt for my taste.

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