English words from Italian
- CasciatoA surname from Italian.
- CasilloA surname from Italian.
- casoneA type of peasant's house in the Veneto.
- cassapancaA cassone with a high panelled back and sometimes a footrest; a kind of Italian settle.
- CassaroA surname from Italian.
- cassataA type of tutti-frutti or Neapolitan ice cream with nuts and candied fruits.
- cassata sicilianaA rich cake, typical of Sicily, containing liqueur layered with ricotta, candied fruit and chocolate.
- CassettaA surname from Italian.
- castratoA male who has been castrated, especially a male whose testicles have been removed before puberty in order to retain his boyish voice.
- CastroneA surname from Italian.
- catafalcoSynonym of catafalque.
- CatalfamoA surname from Italian.
- CatanzariteA surname from Italian.
- CatapanoA surname from Italian.
- catenaccioA system of defensive play focused on nullifying opponents' attacks and preventing goal-scoring opportunities, typically using a libero.
- CatoneA surname from Italian.
- catsoA dishonest person; a rogue; a cheat.
- CauterucciA surname from Italian.
- cavaliere serventeIn Italy, a man who attends a lady, especially one who is married, with fantastical devotion; a cicisbeo.
- CavalleroA surname from Italian.
- cavallettoA specialized gantry crane for loading and unloading cargo ships that attaches to and moves along guides on the ship's hatchway.
- cavatappiA type of pasta in the form of spiral macaroni.
- cavatelliA type of pasta, with rolled edges.
- cavettoA concave moulding with a regular curved profile that is part of a circle.
- cavolo neroA cultivar of kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) with dark blue-green leaves, traditionally used in Tuscan cuisine.
- cavo-rilievoSculpture in sunken relief, such that no part of it projects beyond the surrounding surface. Example are in wood carving and hieroglyphics.
- CedroneA surname from Italian.
- CelebriniA surname from Italian
- CentanniA surname from Italian.
- centesimoA unit of currency constituting one hundredth of a lira.
- CentofantiA surname from Italian.
- CentrellaA surname from Italian.
- CepranoA small town in Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
- CerboneA surname from Italian.
- CerioA surname from Italian.
- CestaroA surname from Italian.
- cfr.Compare.
- charperTo seek; to search.
- chequeenA gold coin formerly used in Italy and Turkey; a sequin.
- CherascoA comune of Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy.
- che sara saraUsed to express a personal philosophy of fatalism and acceptance of the future.
- ChianiA river in Tuscany, Italy, formerly called Clanis.
- ChianinaA breed of beef cattle from Italy.
- ChiapponeA surname from Italian.
- ChiarenzaFormer name of Glarentza, a medieval Frankish fortress and town in Greece.
- ChieriA comune of the Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.
- ChimentoA surname from Italian.
- ChircoA surname from Italian.
- chitarroneSynonym of theorbo.
- ChitiA surname from Italian.
- ChiusoA surname from Italian.
- choke-priestA thick Italian soup containing pasta or dumplings.
- CiambraA surname from Italian.
- CiancioA surname from Italian.
- CiaramellaA surname from Italian.
- CiaramitaroA surname.
- CiaravinoA surname from Italian.
- CiattarelliA surname from Italian.
- CiavarellaA surname from Italian.
- CicaleseA surname from Italian.
- CiccarelloA surname from Italian.
- cicisbeaThe female companion or lover of a (chiefly married) man, especially in eighteenth-century Italy.
- cicisbeoA man who escorts a married woman to social functions, especially in 18th-century Italy; a married woman's lover.
- CieriA surname from Italian.
- CilibertoA surname from Italian.
- CilloA surname from Italian.
- cimbalA kind of confectionery or cake.
- CimicataA surname from Italian.
- CimminoA surname from Italian.
- CinottiA surname from Italian.
- cinque buchiA type of pasta consisting of four narrow outer tubes arranged around a single large central tube.
- cinquecentistOf or pertaining to the art of Italy in the sixteenth century.
- cinquedeaA short sword with a heavy blade developed in northeastern Italy during the Renaissance, often richly ornamented.
- CioccaA surname from Italian.
- CiolinoA surname from Italian.
- CionciA surname from Italian.
- cipolinA white-green wavy-banded form of marble, used in buildings in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It consists of coloured veins of epidote and chlorite.
- cipolline onionA relatively flat, oval onion, originally from northern Italy.
- cippoliniA kind of small sweet onion.
- CirauloA surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].
- CirceoA small mountain in Lazio, Italy, by the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- CirielloA surname from Italian.
- CiriglianoA surname from Italian.
- cirl buntingA small Old World passerine bird, Emberiza cirlus, of the bunting family (Emberizidae), very similar to the yellowhammer.
- CironeA surname from Italian.
- CirrincioneA surname.
- CiulloA surname from Italian.
- clavicembaloA harpsichord.
- CoccimiglioA surname.
- codettaA brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue.
- codillaThe tow obtained from flax or hemp.
- CodispotiA surname from Italian.
- CoglianeseA surname from Italian.
- cognoscenteSomeone possessing superior or specialized knowledge in a particular field.
- CoiroA surname from Italian.
- ColandreaA surname from Italian.
- ColantonioA surname from Italian.
- ColantuonoA surname from Italian.
- ColapintoA surname from Italian
- colascioneAn early form of lute with a long neck; the mandora.