Definition

l'orecchio

:

the ear

maschile

In the plural, this noun becomes feminine: le orecchie (the ears), but the masculine form gli orecchi is used in the medical world and in the figurative sense.

Ciro ha le orecchie grandi.

Ciro has large ears.

Il medico ha analizzato venti orecchi.

The doctor has analyzed twenty ears.

l'orecchia

:

something which resembles an ear, or “the ear” in certain sayings

femminile

Ho fatto un'orecchia alla pagina del libro, per tenere il segno.

I dog-eared the page in the book to keep it marked, (literally, “I made an ear on the page…”).

  • "Invece un uso corretto sarebbe “preferisco farmi strappare le orecchie a morsi da un cobra delle steppe PIUTTOSTO CHE sentirti parlare in questo modo”."
  • "Ciro: Ho dei crampi, probabilmente perché mi si è addormentato un orecchio."

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