The Most Important Italian Summer Words

Ah, the joyous summer season! A time of carefree days filled with sunshine, travel and thrilling escapades. Of endless gelato indulgence and panini feasts at the autogrill (motorway service area) as we travel to our summer havens. Of romantic moonlit strolls hand in hand with someone special and delightful al fresco dinners in the company …

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Italian Word of the Day: Estate (summer)

The word for summer in Italian is estate (feminine, plural: estati). What is considered the first day of summer (il primo giorno d’estate) depends on whether you are using the meteorological (meteorologico) or astronomical (astronomico) definition of the seasons. According to the meteorological definition, summer always begins on June 1st and lasts until August 31st, …

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