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How to Say ‘A mixed berry tart’ in Italian

Una crostata ai frutti di bosco

OO-nah kroh-STAH-tah eye FROOT-tee dee BOH-skoh

[OO-nah kroh-STAH-tah eye FROOT-tee dee BOH-skoh]

Phrase Breakdown

Una crostata

OO-nah kroh-STAH-tah

A tart

A 'crostata' is a classic Italian jam or fruit tart. Stress cro-STA-ta.

Example

La nonna fa una crostata buonissima.

Grandma makes a delicious tart.

Words in this phrase

Una

[OO-nah]

Feminine singular indefinite article before a feminine noun.

Example

Ho lavorato in una piccola azienda.

I worked in a small company.

crostata

[kroh-STAH-tah]

tart

Italian pastry tart with jam or fruit filling.

Example

La nonna fa la crostata.

Grandma makes the tart.

ai frutti di bosco

eye FROOT-tee dee BOH-skoh

with mixed berries

Describes the flavour. Say it in one flow: ai FRUT-ti di BO-sco.

Example

Un gelato ai frutti di bosco.

A mixed berry ice cream.

Words in this phrase

[eye]

with the

'a' + 'i'; in food names means 'flavored with'.

Example

Pasta ai funghi.

Pasta with mushrooms.

frutti

[FROOT-tee]

fruits

Plural of 'frutto'.

Example

Mi piacciono i frutti tropicali.

I like tropical fruits.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

bosco

[BOH-skoh]

woods, forest

'Frutti di bosco' means mixed berries.

Example

Passeggiamo nel bosco.

We walk in the woods.

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