English words from Italian
- highnessThe state of being high.
- slapstickA style of humor focusing on physical comedy, such as slipping on a banana peel, and with foolish characters who get into humiliating situations.
- redshirtA supporter of the Italian nationalist leader Giuseppe Garibaldi, especially a member of his thousand-man army which conquered Sicily.
- passionflowerAny of very many vines, in North America and elsewhere, of the genus Passiflora that bear edible fruit called passion fruit, and showy flowers of a structure symbolic of the Passion of Christ.
- abbot of the peopleA high magistrate's title under the doge of independent Genoa.
- Aosta ValleyAn autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal. Capital and largest city: Aosta.
- bastard violSynonym of viola bastarda.
- black kaleSynonym of cavolo nero (“a variety of kale”).
- black nobilityThe Roman aristocratic families who sided with the papacy under Pope Pius IX after the Savoy family-led army of the Kingdom of Italy entered Rome on 20 September 1870, overthrew the Pope and the Papal States, and took over the Quirinal Palace; and any nobles subsequently ennobled by the Pope prior to the 1929 Lateran Treaty.
- blackshirtA uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
- choke-priestA thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
- CraxismThe political philosophy of Bettino Craxi, Italian former prime minister.
- crazy waterAn Italian dish of poached whitefish and tomatoes.
- Free State of FiumeSynonym of Fiume, a former polity in Europe, between 1920–1924.
- fruit of the seaSeafood.
- fruits of the seaSeafood.
- Grand CanalA channel in Venice, Italy. It forms one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city.
- Gulf of VeniceSynonym of Adriatic Sea.
- Italian mileVarious traditional Italian units of length, particularly the Genovese and Roman miles
- Italian RepublicOfficial name of Italy: a country in Southern Europe.
- Kingdom of ItalyA European state that existed from 476 to 493.
- love appleSynonym of tomato.
- Monza and BrianzaA province of Lombardy, Italy
- nipple of VenusA chestnut truffle dipped in chocolate to produce a breastlike shape.
- para-hypotaxisA clause-linkage strategy intermediate between parataxis and hypotaxis, in which a proleptic subordinate clause is joined to its main clause by a coordinating conjunction.
- Pontifical StatesThe Papal States.
- popeableThought to be among those likely to be elected pope; papabile; papable.
- popemobileAny of various vehicles with bulletproof glass sides used to transport the Pope through crowds safely while allowing an open view.
- Roman saluteA gesture in which the arm is held out straight, with palm down and fingers touching; sometimes associated with modern fascist movements.
- see Naples and dieOne can die at peace after having seen Naples, Italy, nothing else on Earth surpassing its beauty.
- seventh artThe art of making motion pictures; filmmaking; cinema.
- suspended coffeeA cup of coffee that a customer pays for in a café, but which is not actually dispensed at the time; rather, any disadvantaged person is later able to claim it without having to pay.
- Vatican CityA city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Official name: Vatican City State.
- wedding soupAn Italian-American soup consisting of green vegetables and meat in a chicken-based broth.
- YamatologistSynonym of Japanologist (“one who studies Japan, its language, culture and history”).
- Years of LeadA period during the Cold War, characterized by left-wing and right-wing terrorism and the strategy of tension, beginning in Italy and later spreading to the rest of Europe.