In Italian an “ortolano” may be a greengrocer selling vegetables or a market-gardener who grew them. “Le ortolane” is the female plural form of the above and the name of a shop in “Corso Mazzini”.
A bit of wordplay in this fruits and vegetable shop sign. If you spell the writing “Me la mangio” it would be
I eat her, which is not necessarily an anthropophagous statement in Italian, because everything has a gender and apples, along with many other fruits, are female. Otherwise “Mela mangio” is literally
(I) apple eat, which it is not correct but may even works for a kid or a very hungry tourist.
In Italian an “ortolano” may be a greengrocer selling vegetables or a market-gardener who grew them. “Le ortolane” is the female plural form of the above and the name of a shop in “Corso Mazzini”.
A bit of wordplay in this fruits and vegetable shop sign. If you spell the writing “Me la mangio” it would be I eat her, which is not necessarily an anthropophagous statement in Italian, because everything has a gender and apples, along with many other fruits, are female. Otherwise “Mela mangio” is literally (I) apple eat, which it is not correct but may even works for a kid or a very hungry tourist.
Love this post and your explanation!
ReplyDelete:) I try to eat more fruits. Years though since last an apple. Please have a good Friday.
ReplyDeleteThat first advert is very eye appealing. Thank you for the explanation!
ReplyDeleteLooks like my kind of market.
ReplyDeleteWhichever shop works for me. I love fruit and veg.
ReplyDeleteAny excuse is good for a language lesson. And I even learned the fancy word for cannibal.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me that it's Friday and I need to go to the market to shop some fruits!
ReplyDeleteThe sign in this store is adorable, very creative!
Léia
Totally different but cool!
ReplyDeleteCon le mele se ne possono dire quasi come con i fiori! Ciao, Arianna
ReplyDeleteThe first shot works for me VP, vibrant and the image says it all!
ReplyDeleteIt's also easy to pronounce and to retain.
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