Word origins

• francescaA female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances.
• brioVigour or vivacity.
• pizzeriaA restaurant that bakes and sells pizzas.
• SantoriniAn island in the Cyclades, Greece.
• prestoVery fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.
• simiA short sword or dagger used by the Kikuyu people.
• VerdiA surname from Italian.
• primoThe principal part of a duet.
• fantasiaA form of instrumental composition with a free structure and improvisational characteristics; specifically, one combining a number of well-known musical pieces.
• lireFlesh, brawn, or muscle; the fleshy part of a person or animal in contradistinction to the bone and skin.
• CeliaA female given name from Latin.
• aidaSynonym of Aida cloth.
• DinaA female given name from Hebrew.
• arcoA note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.
• extravaganzaAn extravagant or eccentric piece of music, literature, or drama, originally associated with Victorian England.
• BellagioA comune of Como, Lombardy, Italy
• OriAn individual's spiritual intuition and destiny, according to Yoruba beliefs.
• bariA baritone saxophone
• FedericoA surname from Italian.
• mascaraA cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eyelashes.
• baritoneThe male voice between tenor and bass.
• ballerinaA female ballet dancer.
• belvedereA turret or other raised structure offering a pleasant view of the surrounding area.
• TriesteA province of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia autonomous region, Italy.
• 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.
• EnricoA surname from Italian.
• palazzoA large, palatial urban building in Italy.
• 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).
• codaA passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
• LodiA province of Lombardy, Italy.
• vendettaRevenge.
• zucchiniA courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
• fermiAn obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).
• paparazziPaparazzi taken as a group.
• BambiA deer, especially a fawn.
• latteA drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
• AldoA male given name from Italian.
• PonteA surname.
• marconiTo send (a message) via radio.
• fiascoA sudden or unexpected failure.
• massaA Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad.
• frescoA cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
• bravaA shout of "brava!".
• chiantiA hilly geographic region in central Tuscany, Italy, famous for red wines.
• reoA reinforcement (additional soldiers).
• salinaA salt marsh, or salt pond, enclosed from the sea.
• CupertinoAn incorrect spellchecking suggestion due to the Cupertino effect.
• BianchiA surname from Italian.
• LazioAn administrative region of Italy, situated in the central peninsular section of the country with Rome as its capital. It corresponds to ancient Latium.
• FerraraAn Andrea Ferrara sword; (generally) a broadsword.
• MessinaA former province of Sicily, Italy, replaced by the Metropolitan City of Messina.
• VivaldiA surname from Italian.
• virtuosoAn expert in virtù or art objects and antiquities; a connoisseur.
• MarcheAn administrative region in central Italy.
• GioA diminutive of the male given names Giovanni, Giovani, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giuseppe, and Sergio, from Italian.
• NiroA surname.
• TravoltaA surname from Italian. Most famously borne by American actor John Travolta
• LuccaA province of Tuscany, Italy.
• adagioA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
• piccoloA transverse flute that is smaller than a Western concert flute and pitched nearly an octave higher.
• ScaliaA surname from Italian.
• gambitAn opening in chess in which material is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
• RiminiA province of Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
• joggerA person who jogs (as exercise).
• capoA movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar and used to raise the pitch of all strings.
• VespaAn Italian motor scooter.
• rotaA schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
• belloA young man; sweetheart.
• mozzarellaSoft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.
• liberoA central defender to whom no forward is assigned for marking, forming the last line of defence and often initiating the offensive play.
• EnzoA male given name from Italian.
• alesA surname.
• PacinoA surname.
• campaniaOpen country.
• cantoOne of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
• DimitriThe drug dimethyltryptamine.
• RollaA surname from Italian.
• CataniaA port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
• PaolaA female given name from Italian.
• conteAn Italian count.
• salviaA plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
• stuccoA material with binder and aggregate that is used to coat interior walls or to make interior mouldings.
• stanzaA unit of a poem, written or printed as a paragraph; equivalent to a verse.
• 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.
• cannaAny member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
• bombardierA bomber crew member who sights and releases bombs.
• GiulianiA surname from Italian.
• lasagnaA flat sheet of pasta.
• festaA public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
• ArnoA river in Tuscany that flows through Pisa and Florence.
• OpheliaA female given name from Ancient Greek.
• CoppolaA surname from Italian.
• ristoranteAn Italian restaurant.
• RavennaA province in the region of Emilia-Romagna, in northern Italy.
• PerugiaThe capital city and associated province of Umbria, Italy.
• modenaA crimson colour.
• MediciA surname from Italian.
• grottoA small cave.