Word origins

• serenaA female given name from Latin.
• finaleThe grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
• clarinetA woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).
• dolceA soft-toned organ stop.
• dollyA doll.
• VersaceAn item sold by the House of Versace
• paoloAn old Italian silver coin.
• MariettaA neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida.
• oraA unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons.
• JulietA female given name from Latin.
• LamborghiniA motor car manufactured by the Lamborghini company.
• ariaA musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
• VeronaA city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.
• cocoCoconut palm.
• manifestoA public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially that of a political party.
• allegroA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
• SimoneA female given name from French.
• RossiA surname from Italian.
• SienaA city and comune, the capital of the province of Siena, Tuscany, Italy.
• DanteA male given name from Italian, presumably in honor of the poet Dante Alighieri.
• mottoA personal slogan.
• doradoA mahi-mahi or dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
• maestroA master in some art, especially a composer or conductor.
• forteA strength or talent; a strong point.
• sopranoThe musical part higher in pitch than alto, typically encompassing the range of the treble clef.
• torsoThe main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.
• AllegraA female given name from Italian.
• piedmontAny region of foothills of a mountain range.
• gamA person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.
• piazzaA public square, especially in Italian cities.
• majordomoThe head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
• julioA former coin of Italy, struck by Pope Julius II (1503-13).
• liraThe basic unit of currency in Turkey.
• ValentinoA strikingly handsome man, particularly one similar in appearance to Rudolph Valentino.
• broccoliA plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.
• FrancescoA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Francis
• MaseratiA car manufactured by Maserati.
• infernoA place or situation resembling Hell.
• 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.
• tyroneA Chad-like Black man with a very high SMV who is successful with women and dating.
• ferretAn often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
• cameoA piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
• galleriaAn indoor area, or covered courtyard, containing shops.
• PisaA province of Tuscany, Italy.
• tromboneA musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).
• SchiavoA surname from Italian.
• PalermoA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and the region of Sicily, Italy.
• luigiTo assassinate.
• dittoThat which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
• CaraA female given name originating as a coinage.
• locoA direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
• MonticelloThe estate of Thomas Jefferson.
• duetA musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
• SorrentoA kind of Italian walnut.
• parmaA dish cooked in the parmigiana style.
• RigaThe capital city of Latvia.
• colomboThe commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
• regattaA series of boat races, or sometimes a single race.
• nadaNothing.
• ItalianaAn Italian woman.
• GiuseppeA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Joseph.
• LucaA male given name from Italian, borrowed in the 2000s.
• BiancaA female given name from Italian.
• AlessandroA male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Alexander.
• DucatiA motorcycle made by Ducati.
• confettiSmall pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc.) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
• MinervaThe goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts, especially crafts and in particular weaving. She is the Roman counterpart of Athena.
• rosettaA floral pattern in latte art.
• siennaA form of clay containing iron and manganese.
• romanoA hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish.
• bancoBeing or relating to a type of court involving a bench of judges, often an appeals court.
• fascistOf or relating to fascism.
• 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.
• agroA surname from Italian.
• ZappaA surname from Italian.
• padreA military clergyman.
• VeneziaSynonym of Venice (“the capital city of Veneto, Italy”).
• archipelagoPreceded by the, and often in the form Archipelago: the Aegean Sea.
• 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.
• VillanovaA surname.
• tablatureA form of musical notation indicating fingering rather than the pitch of notes, commonly used for stringed instruments.
• VenetoAn administrative region of northern Italy, roughly corresponding to the ancient Venetia
• CorfuAn island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
• LanciaA car manufactured by Lancia.
• LulaA female given name.
• MuranoA series of islands on the northern edge of Venice.
• SalvatoreA male given name from Italian.
• tuttiAll together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
• fioriA form of decorative extruded pasta.
• CorsoA surname from Italian.
• cappuccinoAn Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed or frothed is added.
• FirenzeA city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.
• MichelangeloA 15th- and 16th-century Italian artist, full name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564).
• NapoliA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Naples and the region of Campania, Italy.
• CassiniA surname from Italian.
• voltaA turning; a time (chiefly used in phrases signifying that the part is to be repeated).
• giroA transfer of funds between different account holders, carried out by the bank according to payer's written instructions.