polpa
/ˈpol.pa/feminine
The English phrase "pulp" translates to the Italian noun polpa.
polpa refers to the center of a fruit.
Meaning: center of a fruit (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is /ˈpol.pa/. The stress is on the first of two syllables.
Did you know?
- Italian has no single word for 'pulp' when referring to the mass of recycled paper. Instead, they use the phrase pasta di carta, which literally means 'paper paste'.
- The word polpa is actually a distant relative of the English word 'flour', as both trace back to a root meaning finely ground material.
- In dental terms, Italian uses polpa dentale to refer to the soft tissue inside a tooth. This mirrors the botanical use of the word for the center of a fruit.
Examples in context
- Gli scienziati raccomandano ulteriori ricerche sui metodi per mantenere sani gli alberi di enset e sulla ricerca di tecnologie migliori per semplificare l'estrazione della polpa, la grattugiatura del bulbo e la triturazione della fibra nel kocho fermentato.Scientists recommend further research on ways to keep enset trees healthy and on finding improved technologies to make it easier to extract the pulp, grate the corm, and chop the fiber in the fermented kocho.This sentence shows the use of polpa in a scientific context.Tatoeba #12786799 by Guybrush88, translation #10873941 by Cangarejo
- Mi piace la polpa di arancia appena spremuta.I love freshly squeezed orange pulp.
- Vuoi provare questa pera? La pulpa è molto dolce!Do you want to taste this pear? The pulp is very sweet!
- La polpa dell'arancia è molto dolce.The pulp of the orange is very sweet.
- Mi piace la polpa fresca dei pomodori.I like the fresh pulp of the tomatoes.
Example conversation
Sofia and Alessandro are making fruit juice in the kitchen.
- SofiaHai rimosso tutta la polpa dai limoni?Did you remove all the pulp from the lemons?
- AlessandroSì, ho preso solo il succo.Yes, I only took the juice.
- SofiaOttimo, Alessandro, il succo sembra perfetto.Great, Alessandro, the juice looks perfect.
- AlessandroGrazie Sofia, è davvero rinfrescante.Thanks Sofia, it is truly refreshing.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “pulp” translations and entries polpa, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries polpa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
