Heather Broster
Vinegar, or aceto as it is known in Italian, has a surprisingly wide variety of industrial and domestic uses due to its mild acidity (acidità). aceto vinegar Aceto (plural: aceti) is a masculine noun and takes the following definite and indefinite articles: It is a common ingredient in cooking and is also popular as a natural household …
Ferro may not seem like a very interesting word on the surface, but dig a little deeper and you’ll soon discover that it forms the basis of many terms and expressions in both Italian and English! ferro iron Ferro is a masculine noun whose plural form is ferri. Here are its definite and indefinite articles: …
There are thirty-eight big cat species in the world, but none is quite as iconic as the lion – or leone in Italian. leone lion Here are the definite and indefinite articles that go with this masculine noun: A female lion, or lioness, is called a leonessa, whereas a lion cub can be translated as …
We are all well aware that English is abound with words of Italian origin but did you know that Italian regularly borrows from English as well? Italian has a long history of incorporating foreign words into its vocabulary but it is only in recent years that the amount of English vocabulary entering Italian has exploded. …
Chissà is an interesting word in Italian because it is an abbreviation of chi lo sa (literally, who knows it). The accent on the à tells you that the stress falls on the final syllable. When used on its own in response to a question, its closest translation is Who knows! or Goodness knows! in …
An island – or isola in Italian – can be formed in three different ways. The first is when continental plates (placche continentali) collide and push land up above the ocean’s surface. The second is when underwater volcanoes (vulcani sottomarini) continuously erupt in one area, causing land to form. The third is through deposits of sand …