Word origins

• paglia e fienoa mixture of yellow and green tagliatelle cooked together and served with a sauce; normally sold dry as little "nests"
• PagliucaA surname from Italian.
• PagnottaA surname from Italian.
• pajataThe jejunum of an unweaned calf (or, rarely, of a young ox) containing chyme, used as food.
• PalatucciA surname from Italian
• PalazzolaA surname from Italian.
• PalermitanOf or relating to Palermo on the island of Sicily in Italy.
• PalettaA surname from Italian.
• PallanteA surname from Italian.
• PallottineOf or pertaining to the Society of the Catholic Apostolate.
• PalmarolaAn island of the Pontine Islands, Tyrrhenian Sea, of Italy.
• paloneA young woman; a girl.
• PanaroA surname from Italian.
• pandoroA sweet bread loaf of Veronese origin, in the shape of a star, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
• PanebiancoA surname from Italian.
• PangalloA surname from Italian.
• PanicciaA surname from Italian.
• paninaroA youth movement in northern Italy in the 1980s characterized by an obsession with designer clothing and fast food.
• paninoA type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
• panna cottaA northern Italian dessert consisting of flavoured double cream set with gelatine, often served with fruit sauce or caramel syrup.
• PannulloA surname from Italian
• PanzarellaA surname from Italian.
• panzerottoA type of large ravioli made from pizza dough, filled with various ingredients such as ricotta (or mozzarella), tomato sauce and ham, and deep-fried. A specialty of Apulia and Campania.
• PanzicaA surname from Italian.
• PaolellaA surname from Italian.
• PaolilloA surname from Italian.
• papabileBeing among those likely to be elected pope.
• PapaleoA surname from Italian.
• Papal StatesA country in southern Europe that existed until 1870, comprising the territories of Italy (and some enclaves in France) over which the pope was the ruler in a civil as well as a spiritual sense.
• PapandreaA surname from Italian.
• paparazzaA female paparazzo.
• PaparellaA surname from Italian.
• pappardelleA broad form of fettuccine, or a narrow form of lasagne, traditionally eaten with a meat sauce (especially one made with hare).
• pappataci feverA vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused by three serotypes of Phlebovirus.
• paragrandineAn instrument with a rod, supposed to avert the occurrence of hailstorms.
• 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.
• ParascandolaA surname from Italian.
• ParatoreA surname from Italian.
• parlandoA piece of music to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
• ParlapianoA surname from Italian.
• Parmigiano-ReggianoParmesan cheese from the Italian DOC of Parma and Reggio Emilia.
• partimentoA bassline typically used for instruction in harmony and counterpoint.
• partitureThe printing of each instrument's part on a separate stave
• PascuzziA surname from Italian.
• PasquarellaA surname from Italian.
• PasquarelloA surname from Italian.
• PasquarielloA surname from Italian.
• pasquilA pasquin; a lampoon.
• pasquinadeA lampoon, originally as published in public; a satire or libel on someone.
• passamezzoAn Italian folk dance of the 16th and early 17th centuries.
• PassanisiA surname from Italian.
• passataSieved raw tomatoes.
• passeggiataA long, leisurely walk or stroll.
• PassinoA surname from Italian.
• passolineSmall, dark, seedless raisins used especially in Sicilian cuisine, including in savoury dishes.
• passymeasureA dance, the passepied.
• pasta e fagioliAn Italian soup made with pasta and cannellini beans.
• pasta filataA cheesemaking technique in which the curds are steeped in hot water or whey, then kneaded to obtain a soft, elastic, stringy texture.
• pasticceriaAn Italian cake shop or confectioner's.
• pasticciottoAn Italian pastry from Apulia, resembling a miniature pie, often filled with egg custard or ricotta cheese.
• pastichioA Greek dish made with cheese, chopped meat and pasta, resembling lasagna.
• pastigliaLow relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain.
• pastinaA small piece of pasta used in soups etc.
• PatalanoA surname from Italian.
• PataneA surname from Italian.
• pavonazzettoA type of variegated marble.
• peciaa manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe
• PelagieA female given name
• PellecchiaA surname from Italian.
• pellegrinaA short cape worn by some Roman Catholic clergy.
• PelosoA surname from Italian.
• PendeliA surname
• PendinoA quarter in the Second Municipality of the city of Naples, Campania region, Italy.
• penne alla vodkaA pasta dish made primarily with vodka and penne, usually accompanied with heavy cream, crushed tomatoes or tomato sauce, onions, and sometimes small meats and vegetables.
• PennellaA surname from Italian.
• penne rigateA form of penne with a ribbed surface (to hold the sauce better).
• pennoniA type of long, diagonally cut pasta.
• penserosoA pensive, thoughtful type of person.
• pentimentoThe presence of traces of a previous work in an artistic or literary work; especially (painting) an image which has been painted over but is still detectable.
• pentitoA criminal who cooperates with police or government authorities and testifies against or provides harmful information on fellow criminals; a turncoat or informant, usually a former Mafioso.
• penucheA fudge made from brown sugar, butter, milk, and often nuts.
• peperinA volcanic tufa found in the Alban Hills near Rome.
• peperinoA light, porous volcanic rock composed of small grains of sand etc.
• peperonciniA spicy variety of pepper used in Greek and Italian cuisine.
• peperoncinoA variety of the pepper Capsicum annuum.
• PeragineA surname from Italian.
• PerainoA surname from Italian.
• perciatelliSynonym of bucatini (“type of pasta”).
• perdendoLosing strength or momentum.
• PergoliniA surname from Italian.
• PerniciaroA surname from Italian.
• PerrelliA surname from Italian.
• PerrettaA surname from Italian.
• PerrottiA surname from Italian.
• pesanteheavy, ponderous
• pescatorioSynonym of piscatory ring.
• PetragliaA surname from Italian.
• PetrizzoA surname from Italian.
• PetrosinoA surname from Italian.
• PetruccelliA surname from Italian.