casa base
/ˈka.sa ˈba.ze/word by wordfeminine
The English phrase "home plate" is translated into Italian as casa base.
casa base refers to the pentagonal rubber object.
Meaning: pentagonal rubber object (noun)
Did you know?
- Because baseball is not a traditional sport in Italy, many Italians may use the English term 'home plate' even when speaking Italian, especially in professional settings.
- The word casa is also the root for the Italian word 'casato', which refers to a noble family or 'house', showing how the concept of a 'home' extends to lineage.
- The word base comes from the Ancient Greek word βάσις, which originally referred to a pedestal or a step.
Example sentences for Italian are not verified yet.
Example conversation
Martina and Francesco are setting up a baseball field.
- MartinaFrancesco, dove serve la casa base?Francesco, where is home plate needed?
- FrancescoServe proprio qui, Martina.It's needed right here, Martina.
- MartinaSposto la casa base adesso.I'll move home plate now.
- FrancescoPerfetto, così siamo pronti.Perfect, now we are ready.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “home plate” translations and entries casa base, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (casa, base) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries base, casa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
