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How to Say ‘Seafood’ in Italian

Frutti di mare

FROOT-tee dee MAH-reh

[FROOT-tee dee MAH-reh]

💬 Usage Tip: Literally "fruits of the sea". It covers shellfish like mussels and clams, not ordinary fish, which is pesce.

Phrase Breakdown

Frutti

[FROOT-tee]

fruits (seafood)

In 'frutti di mare' it means shellfish/seafood.

Example

Amo i frutti di mare.

I love seafood.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

mare

[MAH-reh]

sea

Masculine noun; 'al mare' means at the seaside.

Example

D'estate vado al mare.

In summer I go to the seaside.

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