Word origins

• TulloA surname from Italian.
• TuminelloA surname from Italian.
• TumminelloA surname from Italian.
• TumoloA surname from Italian
• TurchettaA surname from Italian.
• TurciA surname from Italian.
• TurriniA surname from Italian.
• TursiA surname from Italian.
• TutinoA surname from Italian.
• tutti quantiAll, everything, everyone; all that, all of those.
• TuzzolinoA surname from Italian.
• tympanoA kettledrum.
• umboneSynonym of umbo.
• una cordaIndicating that the player depresses the soft pedal, altering, and reducing the volume of the sound. In many pianos, this results in the hammer striking two strings rather than three as in tre corde. Originally, it would have struck one string, but modern pianos have their strings too close together to achieve a true una corda - the movement of the hammers would result in also hitting the first string of the next note.
• undisonantMaking the noise of waves.
• VacantiA surname from Italian.
• VadalaA surname from Italian.
• ValchiusaA town in Piedmont, Italy.
• Valle d'AostaSynonym of Aosta Valley: An autonomous region of northwestern Italy, with a significant fraction of the population speaking Franco-Provençal.
• ValsecchiA surname from Italian.
• VanacoreA surname from Italian.
• VannicolaA surname from Italian.
• Vatican CityA city-state in Southern Europe, an enclave within the city of Rome, Italy. Official name: Vatican City State.
• VecchiarelliA surname from Italian.
• vedutaA highly detailed, usually large-scale painting of a cityscape or some other vista.
• vedutistaA landscape painter.
• VelardiA surname from Italian.
• ventileAny of the nineteen points that divide an ordered distribution into twenty parts, each containing one twentieth of the population.
• VentolaA surname from Italian.
• VentrellaA surname from Italian.
• VenturellaA surname from Italian.
• verdaccioA mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
• verdelloa light green variety of summer lemon made from Sicily, similar to a lime
• VescioA surname from Italian.
• VetteseA surname from Italian.
• vetturaA type of four-wheeled carriage, especially one let for hire
• via ferrataA protected climbing route, usually with iron cables and hooks.
• vib.The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.
• VigliottiA surname from Italian.
• vigorosoA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played with emphasis, spirit, vigour or energy.
• VilardiA surname from Italian.
• VilardoA surname from Italian.
• viliacoA rascal; a scoundrel.
• villanellaAn old Italian rustic dance, usually accompanied by singing.
• villeggiaturacountry retirement; staying at a place in the country
• villottaA form of popular song from Friuli
• viminalOf, pertaining to, consisting of, or producing twigs.
• VinchenzoA male given name.
• vincottoCooked grape must (from Puglia) used as a sauce for pouring.
• vino collapsoCheap but strong wine.
• vin santoA wine made from grapes dried on straw mats and fermented in chestnut barrels, typical of Tuscany; often a dessert wine.
• viola bastardaAn altered viol maximizing players’ ability to play in a highly virtuosic style of composition or extemporaneous performance.
• viola da braccioAny of various instruments of the violin family, in distinction to the viola da gamba and the viol family to which the latter belongs.
• viola da gambaSynonym of viol.
• viola d'amoreA 7- or 6-stringed musical instrument similar to the treble viol, used chiefly in the Baroque period.
• viola pomposaAn 18th-century five-stringed form of viola
• violoneA historical bowed string instrument larger than a cello but smaller than a double bass.
• ViscusoA surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].
• VitaglianoA surname from Italian.
• VitoloA surname.
• VitranoA surname from Italian.
• VitucciA surname from Italian.
• VivonaA surname from Italian.
• voce di pettochest voice
• voce di testahead voice
• VolpattiA surname from Italian.
• voltiturn the page
• volti subitoA direction to turn the page quickly.
• VoltoliniA surname from Italian.
• VottaA surname from Italian.
• VultaggioA surname from Italian.
• wedding soupAn Italian-American soup consisting of green vegetables and meat in a chicken-based broth.
• witch of AgnesiA cubic plane curve defined from two diametrically opposite points of a circle.
• YaccarinoA surname.
• YamatologistSynonym of Japanologist (“one who studies Japan, its language, culture and history”).
• Years of LeadA period during the Cold War, characterized by left-wing and right-wing terrorism and the strategy of tension, beginning in Italy and later spreading to the rest of Europe.
• zabaglioneA custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine.
• ZacconeA surname from Italian.
• zaffreCobalt oxide obtained by roasting cobalt ore, used as a blue pigment.
• ZambitoA surname from Italian.
• zampognaA kind of Italian double-chantered bagpipe.
• zamponeIn Italian cookery, stuffed pig's trotter with spicy ground pork, usually dried and cured, often served with lentils.
• zanfiricoA decorative glassblowing technique involving intricate patterns of coloured glass canes arranged and twisted to form a pattern within another glass cane.
• ZangariA surname from Italian.
• ZannoneAn island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the west coast of Italy, one of the Pontine Islands.
• ZapponeA surname from Italian.
• ZarconeA surname from Italian.
• zecchinAny of various gold coins produced in Italy or Turkey; a sequin.
• zecchinoAn old gold coin of Italy; a sequin.
• zelosoZealous, energetic, enthusiastic; typically an annotation to direct the style of play.
• ZeoliA surname from Italian.
• zeppolaAny of several varieties of traditional fried pastry from southern Italy.
• zimarraa cassock with a small cape attached
• zingarescaA gypsy melody.
• zitoniA wider form of ziti pasta.
• ZizzoA surname from Italian.
• zoccoSynonym of socle.
• zoccoloA plinth.
• zoppoAlternately with and without syncopation.
• ZuccarinoA surname from Italian.