English words from Italian
- semolinaCoarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- incognitaA woman who is unknown or in disguise.
- AlessiaA female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexis.
- DamianiA surname from Italian.
- mascarponeA soft, creamy Italian cheese that is not pressed or aged; often used in desserts.
- TainoA member of a group of pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles.
- SantinoA male given name.
- ZanettiA surname from Italian.
- TenutaA surname from Italian.
- CrespiA surname.
- frittataA crustless quiche: a molded omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
- schiavoneA backed, hilted broadsword of the 17th century.
- NanniA surname from Italian.
- carpaccioThinly sliced raw beef or tuna, usually served as an appetizer.
- biciclettaA cocktail made with white wine, Campari, soda water, citrus.
- amorosoA male lover.
- BenvenutiA surname from Italian.
- BrunettiA surname from Italian.
- nientetotally silent, as a musical direction (abbreviated to n. or ∅ in sheet music)
- DepalmaA surname from Italian.
- sicilianoSynonym of siciliana.
- giustostrict, exact.
- ImperialeA surname from Italian.
- FanelliA surname from Italian.
- NasoAn indigenous people of Panama and Costa Rica.
- VenezianoA surname from Italian.
- GaudioA surname from Italian.
- LambroA river in Lombardy, Italy
- LoriaA surname.
- ananasPineapple.
- FuriaA surname from Italian.
- DiNovoA surname from Italian.
- PerroneA surname from Italian.
- RicciardiA surname from Italian.
- TetaA surname from Italian.
- GiudiceA surname from Italian.
- PininfarinaA surname from Piedmontese.
- gencoA power generation company.
- DallaraA surname from Italian.
- lentoSlow (45–60 bpm).
- BeneventoA city and comune, the capital of the province of Benevento, Campania, in southern Italy.
- chiaroscuroAn artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of strong contrasts between light and dark in order to create the illusion of volume.
- PrestaA surname from Italian.
- PerniceA surname from Italian.
- CirilloA surname from Italian.
- PalladinoA surname from Italian.
- TurandotThe fictional title character of Carlo Gozzi’s 1762 play Turandot, itself adapted from "Histoire du prince Calaf et de la princesse de la Chine" ('Story of Prince Calaf and the Princess of China') collected in Les Mille et Un Jours (1710–1712) by François Pétis de la Croix, and later featured in adaptations including Friedrich Schiller's 1801 play Turandot and Giacomo Puccini’s 1926 opera Turandot.
- CapitoA surname.
- PescatoreA surname from Italian.
- intarsiaA decorative form of Italian wood inlaying.
- SavoiaA surname.
- SpiritoA surname from Italian.
- BellissimoA surname from Italian.
- TerniA province of Umbria, Italy.
- osteriaA small local restaurant in (usually rural) Italy.
- TosoA surname from Italian.
- TrovatoA surname from Italian.
- PasquaA surname from Italian.
- GuidiA surname from Italian.
- GallinaA surname from Italian.
- VassalloA surname from Italian.
- AvellinoA city in Campania, in southern Italy.
- FiumeSynonym of Rijeka, a city in Croatia.
- cantabileA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a lyrical manner
- MiceliA surname from Italian.
- carbonaraA thick Italian pasta sauce, made with guanciale, grated cheese, beaten egg yolks and pepper.
- ManzellaA surname from Italian.
- ChietiA city and comune, the capital of the province of Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy.
- BiellaA province of Piedmont, Italy.
- BorrelliA surname from Italian.
- aquatintA form of etching with acid on a plate partially covered with varnish that produces a print somewhat resembling a watercolour.
- LetiziaA surname from Italian.
- vermicelliLong, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.
- TomasiA surname from Italian.
- zitiA type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.
- LipariThe largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, southern Italy.
- gabbroOriginally, a kind of serpentine; now generally a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock consisting of lamellar pyroxene and labradorite.
- pedantryAn excessive attention to detail or rules.
- rotellaA disc.
- PanettaA surname from Italian.
- NoceA surname from Italian.
- SassiA surname from Italian.
- PompeoA surname from Italian.
- ArataA surname from Italian.
- SantangeloA surname from Italian.
- AlessandriniA surname from Italian.
- ParodiA surname from Italian.
- MagnaniA surname from Italian.
- mantoVarious figures in Greek mythology. See Manto (mythology).
- CozziA surname from Italian.
- RiccioA surname from Italian.
- RendaA surname from Italian.
- PorcaroA surname from Italian.
- AltieriA surname from Italian.
- ciceroneA guide who accompanies visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest.
- SavoA surname from Italian.
- maraschinoA sweet liqueur made from marasca cherries.
- GuattariA surname from Italian.
- ManzoA surname.
- MoranoA surname from Italian.