How to Say "Earring" in Italian

orecchino

/o.rekˈki.no/masculine

The Italian word for earring is orecchino.

orecchino refers to a piece of jewelry.

Meaning: piece of jewelry (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word is derived from orecchio, meaning 'ear', combined with the suffix -ino, which is a diminutive often used for small objects.

orecchino is a masculine noun. The plural form of orecchino is orecchini.

/o.rekˈki.no/. The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 3rd syllable.

If an earring is caught in a person's hair, an Italian might use the verb impigliarsi, meaning 'to get tangled'.
If you are describing a 'stud earring', you would use the term orecchino a lobo, which literally translates to 'lobe earring'.
The suffix -ino in orecchino is so common that Italians can change the perceived size or cuteness of an object just by adding it to a noun.

Ho perso un orecchino.
I lost an earring.
This sentence is useful for describing the loss of a single orecchino.
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Dov'è il tuo altro orecchino?
Where's your other earring?
This sentence is useful for asking about another orecchino.
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Ho trovato l'orecchino che ha perso.
I found the earring that you lost.
This sentence is useful for stating that you found a lost orecchino.
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Ho comprato degli orecchini nuovi.
I bought some new earrings.
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Alessandro and Chiara are looking at jewelry in a shop.

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