Valentina Nicastro
Are you a fellow plant enthusiast (success rate irrelevant)? Then pianta is one Italian word you’ll want to add to your vocabulary! But while it’s rooted in the botanical word, this little word has much more to offer, extending into other meanings, expressions, and useful related terms. pianta Grammatically, it’s a feminine noun: la pianta …
Robert De Niro. Stanley Tucci. Sylvester Stallone. When the conversation turns to celebrities with Italian heritage, it’s always the usual suspects that come to mind, isn’t it? But for every star with a clearly Italian surname, there’s another whose roots are much less apparent. From music icons to cinema legends, here are 15 celebrities you …
Punto in Italian is a super common word you’ll come across often, not just because it has many meanings, but because it appears in lots of idioms and everyday phrases. punto Grammatically speaking, it’s a masculine noun: In this article, I’ll show you the main ways to use this versatile word, from geometry to sports …
These days, it’s not uncommon to hear people in Italy say “no problem,” but if you really want to blend in, you need the local expressions. Imagine you are in Venice and someone bumps into you while running to catch a vaporetto. Instead of just smiling, how do you tell them it’s totally fine in …
There is a certain charm to the Italian word credenza (pronounced with a nice, rolling R), because it carries two completely different meanings, one abstract and one physical: it refers to the act of believing, yet it is also the word for a cupboard. These definitions might seem totally unrelated, but there is actually a …
If you happen to feel unwell while traveling in Italy, your first stop is probably going to be a pharmacy: look for a glowing green cross, head to the counter, explain your symptoms, and most of the time you’ll walk out with something that gets you back to sightseeing in no time. And if things …