Today, let’s delve into the world of cascamorto — a term for a bold man who takes on the role of a lovesick Romeo, employing overly sentimental and assertive tactics to win someone over. Typically, a cascamorto‘s actions lack genuine affection, driven instead by hidden motives for a romantic escapade. cascamorto ladies’ man / flirt …
It’s Christmas Day, and what better word to capture the essence of this festive occasion than joy, or gioia in Italian! gioia joy Gioia is a feminine noun that takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Gioia, similar to the English word joy, can denote both a state of being and the source of one’s …
The Italian word for the ornaments we hang on the tree at Christmastime is addobbo (or more specifically addobbo natalizio), derived from the verb addobbare, meaning “to adorn, decorate, or deck out.” Because it is a masculine noun beginning with a vowel, it takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Ho comprato degli addobbi da …
What’s the plant that encourages people to share a kiss underneath it? Well, it’s mistletoe, of course, known as vischio in the Italian language! vischio mistletoe Vischio is a masculine noun that takes the following definite and indefinite articles: Si sono baciati sotto al vischio. They kissed underneath the mistletoe. Rooted in Norse mythology, mistletoe …
One of the most recognisable symbols of Christmas is the nutcracker, known as a schiaccianoci in Italian. Schiaccianoci is made up of two parts: the verb schiacciare (to crush) and the plural noun noci (walnuts). It is an invariable masculine noun, which means its form does not change in the plural. Dove vogliamo mettere lo …
What comes after il mattino (the morning) and precedes la sera (the evening)? Il pomeriggio (the afternoon), of course! pomeriggio afternoon According to Treccani, this term is a cross between the Latin adjective pomeridiano (the adjective “afternoon”) and meriggio (a synonym for mezzogiorno – midday – that refers to the hours at which the sun …