Word origins

• pizzaA baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.
• goombaA mushroom-like enemy in the Mario franchise.
• PiscopoA surname from Neapolitan [in turn originating as an occupation, in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek].
• paisanoAn Italian(-American), particularly as a term of address between Italian-American men.
• apizzaA style of pizza endemic to New Haven, Connecticut, incorporating a thin, oblong crust, charring, oregano, and tomato sauce but only a small amount of grated parmesan cheese.
• gabagoolcapicola
• galamahCalamari.
• goomahA mistress.
• mediganAn Italian who has lost touch with their cultural heritage.
• muzzadellmozzarella
• oojah capivvySomething that one cannot name or does not know the name of; a whatsit.
• paisanaA female paisano.
• pasta fazoolSynonym of pasta e fagioli.
• scetavajasseA Neapolitan percussion instrument composed of two wooden sticks, a serrated one and a smooth one, played by rubbing the former on the latter.
• scungilliWhelk, especially when prepared as food.