Have you come down with a cold (raffreddore)? Or perhaps you suffer from allergies (allergie)? If so, you might find yourself sneezing more than usual! The word for a sneeze in Italian is starnuto (masculine, plural starnuti), which comes from the verb starnutire meaning to sneeze. Note: less common variations are found in Italian literature, …
Humans have used soap – or sapone (masculine, plural: saponi) in Italian – for washing, bathing and cleaning for millennia, with evidence of soap-like materials existing even in ancient Babylon. Soap that is used for bathing or hand-washing generally comes in two forms: saponetta (bar soap) or sapone liquido (liquid soap). Bisogna strofinare le mani …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Easter Word series. Each day during the week leading up to Easter, we’ll post a word that is related to this special time of year. Enjoy! 🐰 Pasquetta (feminine, plural: pasquette), which literally translates as little Easter, is the Italian name for Easter Monday. More …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Easter Word series. Each day during the week leading up to Easter, we’ll post a word that is related to this special time of year. Enjoy! 🐰 For Christians, Easter is the feast of rebirth and the pulcino (masculine, plural: pulcini), the Italian word for …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Easter Word series. Each day during the week leading up to Easter, we’ll post a word that is related to this special time of year. Enjoy! 🐰 Good Friday (known as Venerdì Santo in Italian) falls on the Friday before Easter. The Italian translation means …
Today’s word of the day is part of our Italian Easter Word series. Each day during the week leading up to Easter, we’ll post a word that is related to this special time of year. Enjoy! 🐰 The word for egg in Italian is uovo. In its singular form, it is a masculine noun ending in o …