English words from Italian
- meEarth mass: a unit of measurement, equal to the mass of planet Earth, which is 6×10²⁴ kg or 3×10⁻⁶ M_☉.
- stockA store or supply.
- casinoA public building or room for gambling.
- studioAn artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
- ozAn unreal, magical realm.
- importSomething brought in from an exterior source, especially for sale or trade.
- reliefThe removal of stress or discomfort.
- scopeThe breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- complyTo yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
- genA member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement.
- madonnaAn artistic representation of the Virgin Mary, chiefly when holding the infant Jesus.
- voltIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- rocketA cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, (specifically) a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrocket.
- tariffA system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- violinA small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- sedanAn enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair.
- balconyAn accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
- TrentA river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary.
- fiatAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fraA title of a friar or monk: brother.
- AbbottA surname originating as an occupation.
- primamost important
- fuseA wick or cord used to convey flame to gunpowder, a bomb, or similar explosive.
- clarenceA kind of carriage popular in the 19th century; a four-wheeled horse-driven vehicle with a glass front and room for four passengers.
- AngeloA male given name from Italian.
- violaAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Viola, including the violets and pansies.
- celloA bowed bass instrument held between the knees.
- dollyA doll.
- SienaA city and comune, the capital of the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
- doradoA mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- piedmontAny region of foothills of a mountain range.
- broccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
- artifactAn object made or shaped by human hand or labor.
- GuelphIn the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Pope in a long struggle against the Ghibellines and the Holy Roman Emperor.
- CaraA female given name originating as a coinage.
- duetA musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- siennaA form of clay containing iron and manganese.
- lidoPart of the sea by a beach sectioned off for swimming and other aquatic activities.
- angelicaA tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
- paladinA heroic champion, especially a knight.
- oboeA soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.
- tablatureA form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
- giroA transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.
- mascaraA cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
- baritoneThe male voice between tenor and bass.
- belvedereA turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
- AcadiaA former French colony in North America in the 17th and early 18th centuries, spanning over what are now the Maritime provinces of eastern Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island) and part of the state of Maine in the United States.
- brigA two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast.
- sorghumA cereal, Sorghum genus and species, the grains of which are cultivated to make flour and feed cattle. Almost all cultivated ones as well as some wild ones belong to the species Sorghum bicolor (syn. Sorghum vulgare).
- CupertinoAn incorrect spellchecking suggestion due to the Cupertino effect.
- piccoloA transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
- joggerA person who jogs (as exercise).
- rotaA schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
- totalitarianOf or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially, and politically.
- ManciniA surname.
- DarioA surname.
- compoWorkers' compensation.
- fidoA coin that is defective, having been incorrectly minted, often prized by collectors.
- cartesA penis.
- MariannaA female given name from Italian.
- argosyA merchant ship.
- CrimeaA geographic region and peninsula in Eastern Europe, jutting out into the Black Sea; de facto occupied and annexed in 2014 as a republic of Russia, but internationally recognized as an autonomous republic of Ukraine
- AriannaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
- granolaA breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.
- ultimoOn the last day (of a specified month).
- RomagnaA historic region in northern Italy that formed part of modern Emilia-Romagna.
- librettoThe text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera.
- CagliariA province of Sardinia, Italy.
- RomaniA member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.
- totalitarianismA system of government in which the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control, for example, a dictatorship.
- ElmaA female given name originating as a coinage.
- siriA female given name.
- GozoThe second-largest island of the Republic of Malta.
- AngelineA female given name from French.
- portobelloThe large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)
- amariA surname.
- LorettoA surname from Italian.
- aureliaThe chrysalis of an insect, especially of a butterfly.
- margheritaSynonym of margherita pizza (“A pizza made with tomato, mozzarella cheese, and basil.”).
- marinaraPrepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- travertineA light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
- CressidaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
- feelysoft; smooth; velvety
- morelloA variety of cultivated cherry (Prunus cerasus var. austera), having a dark skin
- celestineSynonym of celestial: of or resembling the heavens.
- titianA bright auburn colour, tinted with gold.
- DonatelloAn Italian Renaissance painter.
- gambaA rank of organ pipes, so called for a supposed resemblance of the sound to that of a viola da gamba.
- sangioveseEither of two grape varieties grown in Tuscany and Romagna.
- anticPlayful, funny, absurd.
- NovaraA province of the Piedmont region, Italy.
- perditaA woman who has fallen into prostitution.
- MateraA province of Basilicata, Italy.
- PesaroA city and comune, the capital city of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, Marche region, Italy.
- millefioriA decorative glassware technique using a mosaic of coloured beads.
- Montenegrinrelating to Montenegro (country)
- MontevalloA city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.
- asiagoA hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.
- segnoThe sign 𝄋, indicating the start of a passage of music to be repeated.
- montantAn upward cut with a blade.