Word origins

• BianchiA surname from Italian.
• LazioAn administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.
• FerraraAn Andrea Ferrara sword; (generally) a broadsword.
• MessinaA former province of Sicily, Italy, replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
• VivaldiA surname from Italian.
• virtuosoAn expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
• MarcheAn administrative region in central Italy.
• GioA diminutive of the male given names Giovanni, Giovani, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giuseppe, and Sergio, from Italian.
• NiroA surname.
• TravoltaA surname from Italian. Most famously borne by American actor John Travolta
• LuccaA province of Tuscany, Italy.
• adagioA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
• piccoloA transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
• ScaliaA surname from Italian.
• gambitAn opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
• RiminiA province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
• capoA movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
• VespaAn Italian motor scooter.
• belloA young man; sweetheart.
• mozzarellaSoft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
• liberoA central defender to whom no forward is assigned for marking, forming the last line of defence and often initiating the offensive play.
• EnzoA male given name from Italian.
• alesA surname.
• PacinoA surname.
• campaniaOpen country.
• cantoOne of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
• DimitriThe drug dimethyltryptamine.
• RollaA surname from Italian.
• CataniaA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
• PaolaA female given name from Italian.
• conteAn Italian count.
• salviaA plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
• stuccoA material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
• stanzaA unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
• cannaAny member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
• bombardierA bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
• GiulianiA surname from Italian.
• lasagnaA flat sheet of pasta.
• festaA public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
• ArnoA river in Tuscany that flows through Pisa and Florence.
• OpheliaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• CoppolaA surname from Italian.
• ristoranteAn Italian restaurant.
• RavennaA province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy.
• PerugiaThe capital city and associated province of Umbria, Italy.
• modenaA crimson colour.
• MediciA surname from Italian.
• grottoA small cave.
• AmatoA surname from Italian.
• CerroA surname.
• terracottaA hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.
• DiCaprioA surname from Italian.
• summaA comprehensive summary of, or treatise on a subject, especially theology or philosophy.
• primaveraDescribing a light vegetable sauce, especially one served with pasta.
• ficoa fig; an insignificant trifle
• RuaA surname.
• gondolaA small long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, propelled with a single oar, especially in Venice.
• tripoliA sedimentary rock composed of the shells of diatoms etc., used for polishing.
• BresciaA province of Lombardy, Italy.
• pestoA sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).
• tantoA traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
• gustoEnthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.
• GabriellaA female given name from Italian [in turn from Hebrew], masculine equivalent Gabriel.
• campanileA bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
• GabrieleA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Gabriel.
• EspositoA surname from Italian.
• CappellaA surname from Italian.
• StalloneA surname;
• PelosiA surname from Italian.
• stilettoA small, slender knife or dagger-like weapon intended for stabbing.
• novellaA short novel or long short story.
• SalernoA province of Campania, Italy.
• patinaA paten (a flat type of dish).
• nolaA very small bell used in the choir during consecration.
• CaponeA surname from Italian.
• DavinciA surname from Italian
• abateTo lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
• albergoAn Italian inn.
• barberaAn Italian grape variety grown for use in red wine, or a wine made from such grapes.
• mannaFood miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
• GiordanoA surname.
• AstaA surname from Italian.
• DanieleA surname from Italian.
• carmineA purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
• finaAfrican-American Vernacular form of fixing to: used to express a desire or future action.
• Ghiapart of the name of several models of Ford motor cars.
• BoscoA surname.
• zanteZakynthos (an island of Greece).
• FabrizioA surname from Italian.
• ElbaAn Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago off the west coast of Italy, administratively part of Tuscany; between the Italian coast and Corsica.
• BugattiA motor car manufactured by this company.
• sennaAny of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia and Senna, whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.
• IngleseA surname from Italian [in turn originating as an ethnonym].
• divoA male diva; a man with the traits characteristic of a typical diva.
• legatoSmoothly, in a connected manner.
• fantasticofantastic
• PucciniA surname from Italian.
• ocarinaA woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
• SilvioA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Silvius.
• garibaldia biscuit consisting of currants squashed between layers of flaky pastry.