Word origins

• trulloA type of conical stone-roofed house in Apulia (especially in Alberobello).
• TruscelloA surname from Italian.
• TulipanoA surname from Italian.
• TulloA surname from Italian.
• TuminelloA surname from Italian.
• TumminelloA surname from Italian.
• TumoloA surname from Italian
• TurchettaA surname from Italian.
• TurciA surname from Italian.
• TurriniA surname from Italian.
• TursiA surname from Italian.
• TutinoA surname from Italian.
• tutti quantiAll, everything, everyone; all that, all of those.
• TuzzolinoA surname from Italian.
• umboneSynonym of umbo.
• VacantiA surname from Italian.
• VadalaA surname from Italian.
• ValchiusaA town in Piedmont, Italy.
• Valle d'AostaSynonym of Aosta Valley: An autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal.
• ValsecchiA surname from Italian.
• VanacoreA surname from Italian.
• VannicolaA surname from Italian.
• VecchiarelliA surname from Italian.
• vedutaA highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista.
• vedutistaA landscape painter.
• VelardiA surname from Italian.
• VentolaA surname from Italian.
• VentrellaA surname from Italian.
• VenturellaA surname from Italian.
• verdaccioA mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
• verdelloa light green variety of summer lemon made from Sicily, similar to a lime
• VescioA surname from Italian.
• VetteseA surname from Italian.
• vetturaA type of four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire
• via ferrataA protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.
• vib.The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
• VigliottiA surname from Italian.
• vigorosoA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.
• VilardiA surname from Italian.
• VilardoA surname from Italian.
• villanellaAn old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.
• villeggiaturacountry retirement; staying at a place in the country
• villottaA form of popular song from Friuli
• vincottoCooked grape must (from Puglia) used as a sauce for pouring.
• vin santoA wine made from grapes dried on straw mats and fermented in chestnut barrels, typical of Tuscany; often a dessert wine.
• viola bastardaAn altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
• viola da braccioAny of various instruments of the violin family, in distinction to the viola da gamba and the viol family to which the latter belongs.
• viola da gambaSynonym of viol.
• viola d'amoreA 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.
• viola pomposaAn 18th-century five-stringed form of viola
• violoneA historical bowed string instrument larger than a cello but smaller than a double bass.
• ViscusoA surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].
• VitaglianoA surname from Italian.
• VitoloA surname.
• VitranoA surname from Italian.
• VitucciA surname from Italian.
• VivonaA surname from Italian.
• voce di pettochest voice
• voce di testahead voice
• VolpattiA surname from Italian.
• volti subitoA direction to turn the page quickly.
• VoltoliniA surname from Italian.
• VottaA surname from Italian.
• VultaggioA surname from Italian.
• witch of AgnesiA cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.
• YaccarinoA surname.
• zabaglioneA custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
• ZacconeA surname from Italian.
• ZambitoA surname from Italian.
• zampognaA kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.
• zamponeIn Italian cookery, stuffed pig's trotter with spicy ground pork, usually dried and cured, often served with lentils.
• zanfiricoA decorative glassblowing technique involving intricate patterns of coloured glass canes arranged and twisted to form a pattern within another glass cane.
• ZangariA surname from Italian.
• ZannoneAn island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy, one of the Pontine Islands.
• ZapponeA surname from Italian.
• ZarconeA surname from Italian.
• zecchinAny of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
• zecchinoAn old gold coin of Italy; a sequin.
• zelosoZealous, energetic, enthusiastic; typically an annotation to direct the style of play.
• ZeoliA surname from Italian.
• zeppolaAny of several varieties of traditional fried pastry from southern Italy.
• zimarraa cassock with a small cape attached
• zingarescaA gypsy melody.
• zitoniA wider form of ziti pasta.
• ZizzoA surname from Italian.
• zoccoSynonym of socle.
• zoccoloA plinth.
• zoppoAlternately with and without syncopation.
• ZuccarinoA surname from Italian.
• zucchettaA tromboncini, a kind of squash.
• zucchettoA small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy
• zufoloA little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to teach birds.
• ZummoA surname from Italian.
• zuppa ingleseA dessert of Italian origin, related to trifle (the dessert).
• zuppa toscanaA broad term for several Tuscan soups usually consisting of Italian sausage, rigatino (Italian bacon), kale, potatoes, onion, and other spices in broth, sometimes mixed with heavy cream.