The word for toothpaste in Italian is dentifricio. It comes from the Latin dentifricium, the compilation of dens dentis “tooth” and the verb fricare “to rub”. dentifricio toothpaste Dentifricio is a masculine noun, so it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il dentifriciothe toothpaste un dentifricioa toothpaste i dentifricithe toothpastes dei dentifrici(some) toothpastes Some …
The word felpa in Italian comes from the old French felpe. It is used to indicate, not only a sweatshirt or hoodie, but also the fleece from which it is made. felpa fleece / sweatshirt Because it is a feminine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: la felpathe sweatshirtuna felpaa sweatshirt le …
Pollice, whose origin can be traced back to the Latin pollex -lĭcis, is the word for thumb in Italian. pollice thumb / inch Because pollice is a masculine noun, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: il pollicethe thumb un pollicea thumb i pollicithe thumbs dei pollici(some) thumbs The thumb is the outermost digit, …
Today we’ll be looking at the Italian word spunto, which derives from the verb spuntare meaning to sprout or to crop up. Spunto is a masculine noun that starts with sp-. For this reason, it takes the following articles: lo spunto uno spunto gli spunti degli spunti In the world of the arts, the term …
A common word for jacket in Italian is giubbotto. It is the augmentative form of giubba, which in modern Italian refers to the shirt worn by jockeys or the jacket of military uniforms. Both can ultimately be traced back to the Arabic gubba, meaning ‘cotton petticoat’. Giubbotto is a masculine noun, which means it takes …
Baraonda is an evocative Italian word used to describe the confusion caused by the comings and goings of numerous people. The word entered the Italian language from the Spanish barahunda, which likely had onomatopoeic origins. Baraonda is a feminine noun whose plural form is baraonde. Here are the definite and indefinite articles it takes: la …