What does penna in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word penna in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use penna in Italian.

The word penna in Italian means pen, feather, pointer, quill, feather, plume, feather, writer, penne, use your pen, pen pal, elegantly, flowerly, watch out!, ballpoint pen, rollerball, quill pen, quill, fountain pen, put pen to paper, a writer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word penna

pen

sostantivo femminile (strumento di scrittura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se mi dai una penna ti scrivo l'indirizzo.
If you give me a pen I'll write down the address.

feather

sostantivo femminile (piuma)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pointer

sostantivo femminile (strumento a forma di penna) (computers)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per la presentazione mi serve una penna ottica.
I need a laser pointer for the presentation.

quill, feather

sostantivo femminile (uccelli: parte del piumaggio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'è una penna di un uccello per terra.
There's a bird feather on the ground.

plume, feather

sostantivo femminile (abbigliamento: elemento ornamentale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La duchessa indossava un cappello con una grossa penna.
The duchess wore a hat with a large feather.

writer

sostantivo femminile (scrittore o giornalista)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lo considero la migliore penna del nostro giornale.
ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. He is the pen of justice.

penne

sostantivo femminile (tipo di pasta corta) (pasta type)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Per pranzo ho preparato le penne alla puttanesca.
I prepared penne puttanesca for lunch.

use your pen

pen pal

sostantivo maschile (persona: conoscenza epistolare)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

elegantly, flowerly

watch out!

(pay attention)

ballpoint pen, rollerball

sostantivo femminile (per scrivere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quill pen, quill

fountain pen

sostantivo femminile (per scrivere)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

put pen to paper

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

a writer

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