Word origins

• fineOf superior quality.
• CarolinaA female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.
• miniMiniature, tiny, small.
• 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.
• portfolioA case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents.
• OrlandoA male given name from Italian.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• 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.
• 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.
• serenaA female given name from Latin.
• finaleThe grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
• clarinetA woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
• dolceA soft-toned organ stop.
• VersaceAn item sold by the House of Versace
• paoloAn old Italian silver coin.
• MariettaA neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
• oraA unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons.
• JulietA female given name from Latin.
• LamborghiniA motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company.
• ariaA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• VeronaA city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.
• cocoCoconut palm.
• manifestoA public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
• allegroA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
• SimoneA female given name from French.
• RossiA surname from Italian.
• DanteA male given name from Italian, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri.
• mottoA personal slogan.
• maestroA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
• forteA strength or talent; a strong point.
• sopranoThe musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
• torsoThe main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
• AllegraA female given name from Italian.
• gamA person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
• piazzaA public square, especially in Italian cities.