forno
/ˈfor.no/masculine
The English word 'oven' is translated into Italian as forno.
forno refers to a chamber used for baking or heating. Through metonymy, the word can also refer to a bakery, which is a shop that sells bread and pastries. If you want to specifically mention a kitchen oven, you can use the phrase forno da cucina.
Meaning: chamber used for baking or heating (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Southern Italy and Sicily, the dialectal variation furnu is used informally.
How does it change in a sentence?
forno is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈfor.no/. The word has 2 syllables, and the stress is on the 1st syllable.
Did you know?
- In Italian, forno is used to describe both a kitchen oven and a crematorium oven.
- In many Italian villages, a communal forno was historically the heart of the community, where neighbors would bring their own dough to bake together.
- The word forno is related to the English word 'furnace', as both share a common ancestral root describing heat.
Examples in context
- Ha acceso il forno.He lit the oven.This sentence is useful for describing the action of lighting the forno.Tatoeba #8489437 by Guybrush88, translation #8479286 by CH
- La cena è in forno.Dinner's in the oven.This sentence is useful for stating that dinner is currently in the forno.Tatoeba #8808927 by Guybrush88, translation #8808925 by CK
- Il pane è nel forno.Bread's in the oven.This sentence is useful for indicating that bread is inside the forno.Tatoeba #1322188 by Guybrush88, translation #1322187 by CM
- Mi piace cucinare al forno.I like cooking in the oven.
- Puoi mettere il piatto nel forno da cucina?Can you put the dish in the kitchen oven?
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Example conversation
Francesco and Martina are preparing a meal in the kitchen.
- FrancescoA che temperatura è il forno?What temperature is the oven?
- MartinaIl forno è a centottanta gradi.The oven is at one hundred eighty degrees.
- FrancescoPerfetto, posso mettere la pizza nel forno.Perfect, I can put the pizza in the oven.
- MartinaSì, ma fai attenzione a non scottarti.Yes, but be careful not to burn yourself.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “oven” translations and entries forno, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
