stantio
The Italian word for stale is stantio.
stantio is used to describe food that has lost its freshness, most commonly bread. It can also be used to describe air that is no longer fresh or has become stuffy.
Meaning: having lost its freshness (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective changes its ending to stantia when describing a feminine singular noun, such as acqua stantia (stale water).
Did you know?
- When describing 'stale bread' in a culinary context, an Italian might use pane raffermo instead of stantio to indicate it is hard but still edible.
- In English, 'stale' can describe a person's sense of humor, but in Italian, you would never use stantio to describe a person or their wit.
- The word stantio shares a root with the Italian verb stare, which means 'to stay' or 'to remain'.
Examples in context
- Il pane è stantio.The bread is stale.This sentence shows how to use stantio to describe bread.Tatoeba #11082313 by Guybrush88, translation #2628684 by CK
- Ziri mangiò del pane stantio.Ziri ate stale bread.This sentence shows stantio being used to describe bread that was eaten.Tatoeba #11095957 by Guybrush88, translation #10225632 by Amastan
- Quel pane ha iniziato a diventare stantio.That bread has started to go stale.This sentence shows the process of bread becoming stantio.Tatoeba #11096083 by Guybrush88, translation #5272636 by kemushi69
- Questa pizza è proprio vecchia, non è più fresca e gustosa come prima.This pizza is really stale, it's no longer as fresh and tasty as before.
- I biscotti di ieri sono diventati stantii. Meglio gustarne di nuovi.Yesterday's cookies have become stale. It's better to have some fresh ones.
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Example conversation
Francesco and Giulia are in the kitchen looking at the leftovers.
- FrancescoGiulia, questo pane è stantio?Giulia, is this bread stale?
- GiuliaSì, è un po' stantio.Yes, it is a bit stale.
- FrancescoAllora non mangiamolo.Then let's not eat it.
- GiuliaVa bene, lo butto via.Okay, I'll throw it away.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
