A list of 17 words by juliefa.
- prosciuttowas added by juliefa and appears on 18 lists
- trattoriawas added by juliefa and appears on 14 lists
- zucchettowas added by juliefa and appears on 17 lists
- pistacchiowas added by juliefa and appears on 4 lists
- radicchiowas added by juliefa and appears on 17 lists
- zucchiniwas added by juliefa and appears on 43 lists
- gnocchiwas added by juliefa and appears on 42 lists
- carpacciowas added by juliefa and appears on 19 lists
- fantocciniwas added by juliefa and appears on 8 lists
- capricciosowas added by juliefa and appears on 3 lists
- mostaccioliwas added by juliefa and appears on 17 lists
- saltimboccawas added by juliefa and appears on 4 lists
- stuccowas added by juliefa and appears on 23 lists
- staccatowas added by juliefa and appears on 77 lists
- piccatawas added by juliefa and appears on 5 lists
- toccatawas added by juliefa and appears on 18 lists
- piccolowas added by juliefa and appears on 33 lists
frogapplause commented on the list italian--2
Italian only has 19 words? Prolagus must be using a lot of fuflun filler*
*nice tongue twister!
June 8, 2011
Prolagus commented on the list italian--2
Haha!
By the way, "Punchinello" is not Italian (to the best of my knowledge).
June 8, 2011
juliefa commented on the list italian--2
punchinello
Etymology: alteration of earlier polichinello, from Italian dialect polecenella, diminutive of Italian pulcino chicken, from Late Latin pullicenus, diminutive of Latin pullus young of an animal, chicken.
Source: http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/
"well known figure from the Commedia dell'Arte, first appeared on the Italian stage sometime in the 17th century".
Ce n'est pas un secret de Polichinelle.
June 8, 2011
Prolagus commented on the list italian--2
Hi juliefa, don't worry, it was friendly mocking and not directed at anybody in particular!
I saw the etymology, and I can confirm that punchinello is not Italian (but it is a word derived from Italian).
Welcome to Wordnik!
Pro
June 8, 2011
juliefa commented on the list italian--2
Molte grazie!
June 8, 2011
frogapplause commented on the list italian--2
Oh, great. Now I feel like yarb scum. Much love to you, juliefa. If you need any help with this list, Prolagus is a native speaker of Italian. And, yes, WELCOME!!!
June 9, 2011
reesetee commented on the list italian--2
Welcome, juliefa! You'll have fun here. :-)
June 9, 2011
juliefa commented on the list italian--2
Thank you to all of you!
June 10, 2011