How to Say "Cricket" in Italian

grillo

/ˈɡril.lo/

In Italian, the word for cricket is grillo.

Meaning: game (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

The word has two syllables and is pronounced /ˈɡril.lo/. The stress is on the first syllable.

While 'grillo' refers to the insect, the sport of cricket is usually referred to by its English name in Italy, rather than a translated term.
Italian distinguishes between grillo and cavalletta, the latter referring specifically to a grasshopper, whereas English often confuses the two.
The Italian word grillo comes from the Latin gryllus, which originated from the Ancient Greek word grúllos.

Pinocchio si voltò e vide un grosso grillo che saliva lentamente su per il muro.
Pinocchio turned and saw a large cricket crawling slowly up the wall.
This sentence shows the word grillo used to describe a large insect on a wall.
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A queste ultime parole, Pinocchio saltò su come una furia, prese un martello dalla panchina e lo gettò con tutte le sue forze al Grillo Parlante.
At these last words, Pinocchio jumped up in a fury, took a hammer from the bench, and threw it with all his strength at the Talking Cricket.
This sentence uses Grillo as part of a proper name for a character.
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El grillo è buon cantore che tiene longo verso.
The cricket is a good singer who can sing long notes.
This sentence describes a cricket as a singer.
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Sai che ieri sera ho guardato una partita di cricket?
You know, I watched a cricket match last night.

Lorenzo and Giulia are talking about insects in the garden.

Lorenzo

Guarda, c'è un grillo nell'erba!
Look, there is a cricket in the grass!
Giulia

È davvero piccolo, Lorenzo.
It is really small, Lorenzo.
Lorenzo

Spero che il grillo non entri in casa.
I hope the cricket doesn't come inside the house.
Giulia

Non preoccuparti, resterà fuori.
Don't worry, it will stay outside.

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