"Fare la spesa" vocabulary for grocery shopping in Italian
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| acqua |
water |
| burro |
butter |
| margarina |
margarine |
| budino |
pudding |
| maiz |
corn |
| pane |
bread |
| pane a fette |
sliced bread |
| un etto |
100 grams |
| testa di lattuga |
head of lettuce |
| vaschetta di fragole |
basket of strawberries |
| busta / sacchetto di plastica |
plastic shopping bag |
| fare la spesa |
to go grocery shopping |
| il resto |
change |
| contanti |
cash |
| Bancomat |
ATM card |
| cassa |
cashier / checkout |
| biscotti |
cookies |
| cereali |
cereal |
| latte |
milk |
| latte intero |
whole milk |
| latte parzialmente scremato |
part-skim milk |
| panna |
cream |
| farina 00 |
fine flour (for making desserts) |
| farina 0 |
coarser flour, for breads and savory dishes |
| zucchero a velo |
powdered sugar |
| sale fino |
fine salt, for cooking |
| sale grosso |
coarse salt, for salting pasta water, etc. |
| basilico |
basil |
| origano |
oregano |
| lievito |
yeast / leavening |
| caffè |
coffee |
| thé |
tea |
| tisana |
herbal tea / tisane |
| manzo |
beef |
| suino / maiale |
pork |
| pollo |
chicken |
| petti di pollo |
chicken breasts |
| filetto |
fillet |
| cassa |
case (as in large package) |
| scatola |
box |
| confezione |
package |
| etichetta |
label |
| offerta |
special offer / sale |
| sconto |
discount |
| anziché |
instead of |
| gelato |
ice cream |
| ghiacciolo |
popsicle |
| mazzo |
bunch / bouquet |
| carrello |
(shopping) cart |
| fila |
line /queue |
| prima |
first |
| ultima |
last |
| chiusa |
closed |
| aperta |
open |
| spiccioli / monete |
small change (coins) |
| detersivo |
detergent |
| sapone |
soap |
| bagnoschiuma |
bubble bath / bath gel |
| ammorbidente |
softener |
| ghiaccio |
ice |
| prosciutto crudo |
prosciutto |
| prosciutto cotto |
ham |
| arrosto |
roast |
| funghi |
mushrooms |
| melanzana |
eggplant |
| insalata |
salad / lettuce |
| pomodori |
tomatoes |
| pomodorini |
cherry tomatoes |
| cetriolo |
cucumber |
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