English words from Italian
- meEarth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉.
- stockA store or supply.
- casinoA public building or room for gambling.
- fineOf superior quality.
- CarolinaA female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
- miniMiniature, tiny, small.
- studioAn artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
- firmA business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- poA peacock.
- patchA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- ozAn unreal, magical realm.
- portfolioA case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
- importSomething brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- reliefThe removal of stress or discomfort.
- OrlandoA male given name from Italian.
- scopeThe breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- novelNewly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- AntonioA male given name from Italian.
- pianoA percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings.
- latinaA Latin American woman. (Compare Latino.)
- villaA house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
- soloA piece of music for one performer.
- vistaA distant view or prospect, especially one seen through some opening, avenue or passage.
- complyTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- lotteryA scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance, especially a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing particular numbers draw prizes, the other tickets are blanks.
- genA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.
- madonnaAn artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus.
- scenarioAn outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
- pasteOne of flour, fat, or similar ingredients used in making pastry.
- ciaoHello, hi.
- diveTo swim under water.
- voltIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- donnaA lady, especially a noblewoman; the title given to a lady in Italy.
- poloA ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- replicaAn exact copy.
- rocketA cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
- trioA group of three people or things.
- AndreaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
- grandeOf a cup of coffee: smaller than venti but larger than tall, usually 16 ounces (~ 455 ml).
- ItalianoA surname from Italian.
- miniatureGreatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- altoA musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- ballotA small ball placed in a container to cast a vote; now, by extension, a piece of paper or card used for this purpose, or some other means used to signify a vote.
- FerrariA car manufactured by Ferrari.
- tariffA system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- pastaDough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.
- ItaliaSynonym of Italy.
- violinA small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- CarloA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.
- carmenA female given name from Spanish
- romaA Rom; a member of the Romani people.
- capriA deep shade of sky blue between cyan and azure.
- sedanAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
- EritreaThe modern State of Eritrea (since the 1990s).
- FasoA surname from Italian.
- malariaA disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
- gucciAn item sold by the fashion house Gucci.
- CairoThe capital city of Egypt.
- GiaA female given name.
- balconyAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- TrentA river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary.
- umbrellaA cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
- arsenalA military establishment for the storing, development, manufacturing, testing, or repairing of arms, ammunition, and other war materiel; an armoury.
- ComoA city and comune, the capital of the province of Como, Lombardy.
- sodaSodium bicarbonate.
- jacuzziA hot tub or whirlpool bath with underwater jets that massage the body.
- espressoA concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.
- influenzaAn acute contagious disease of the upper airways and lungs, caused by a virus, which rapidly spreads around the world in seasonal epidemics.
- tempoA frequency or rate.
- MSIThe Italian Social Movement.
- fiatAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fraA title of a friar or monk: brother.
- principeAn Italian prince.
- MilanoA minor city in Milam County, Texas, United States.
- AngelinaA young, inexperienced hobo (of either gender).
- rivieraAny coastal area popular with tourists.
- AbbottA surname originating as an occupation.
- primamost important
- lottoa game of chance similar to bingo
- volcanoA vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
- graffitiDrawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
- fuseA wick or cord used to convey flame to gunpowder, a bomb, or similar explosive.
- squadronA body of troops drawn up in a square.
- coronaA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- GiovanniA male given name from Italian.
- bravoA hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.
- francoA former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808.
- tangoA standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.
- clarenceA kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
- sonataA musical composition for one or a few instruments, one of which is frequently a piano, in three or four movements that vary in key and tempo.
- ArmaniAn item sold by the House of Armani
- AngeloA male given name from Italian.
- mafiaA hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- concertoA piece of music for one or more solo instruments and orchestra.
- LeonardoA painting by Leonardo da Vinci.
- violaAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
- bolognaA seasoned Italian sausage made from beef, pork or veal.
- TivoliA game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board or table with a curved upper end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes furnished with numbered depressions or cups.
- TorinoA city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy.
- celloA bowed bass instrument held between the knees.