Heather Broster
The word for a shell, or seashell, in Italian is just as beautiful as the object itself: conchiglia. It can be traced back to the Latin conchylium which in turn comes from the Greek konkhýlion, a derivative of kónkhē meaning “concavity”. So if you ever have trouble recalling this word, just remember that shells are …
There are certain words that just don’t translate. Some of those words are original Italian words that we English speakers have adopted into our own language. This is especially true when we talk about Italian food. Many of the words we accepted into the English language still have the same meaning as the original Italian. …
Modo is a word that means various things in Italian, but three of the most common translations are way, method and manner. It derives from the Latin modus (“measure”) and can easily be recalled by thinking of the word mode in English. Because modo is a masculine noun beginning with a consonant, it takes the …
Biberon is the Italian word for a baby bottle. It entered the language via the French biberon which can be traced back to the Latin verb bibere (to drink). It is an invariable masculine noun, which means that its form does not change in the plural. II bambino preferisce il seno al biberon. The baby …
In today’s day and age, YouTube can be used for a wide variety of purposes. You can watch movies, listen to music, or laugh at silly cat videos. Educators use YouTube to show educational videos in class. Fans use YouTube to live stream events, including concerts or other performances. Gamers might use YouTube to help …
The Italian word for airplane is aeroplano. It derives from the Latin aer (air) and planus (plane) via the French aéroplane (which has since been replaced by avion). It is a masculine noun starting with a vowel, so it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Contrary to popular belief, the everyday term for airplane, …