🇮🇹 Italian

menu

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Menu is masculine in Italian. The article is i, so the full form is i menu ("menus").

MASCULINE

menu is the plural of menu

i menu — menus

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menu
/i meˈnu/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say menu in Italian?

IPA
/i meˈnu/

How do you pronounce menu in Italian?

menu is pronounced /i meˈnu/ in Italian.

Example sentences

Il menu italiano è molto lungo e offre molti piatti tradizionali.

The Italian menu is very long and offers many traditional dishes.

Quel menu nuovo è stato scritto dal nostro chef più bravo.

That new menu was written by our best chef.

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Why is it masculine?

Menu is masculine in Italian (il menu) because it was borrowed directly from French in the 19th century, where it retained its French masculine form, and Italian treats most foreign loanwords as masculine by default. The French word itself derives from Latin "minutus" (small/detailed), originally referring to a detailed list of dishes.

What is the Italian word for menus?

The Italian word for menus is i menu — masculine.

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