The word for doll is bambola (feminine, plural: bambole) in Italian. Like the English equivalent, it is used to describe any small model of a human figure, typically a baby, girl or woman. Similar to the word bambino (child), bambola is a derivative of bambo, which is an obsolete term meaning child or foolish. Many …
When I was a child, I would always look forward to Saturday mornings, as that was the day I’d receive a dollar from my dad to put towards whatever toy I was hankering after at the time. In Italian, the word for pocket money or allowance is paghetta (feminine, plural: paghette). Paghetta is the diminutive …
The word for cherry in Italian is ciliegia (feminine). According to Treccani, the proper plural form is ciliegie, but up until the middle of the last century, the spelling ciliege was also fairly widespread. It comes from the Latin ceresia, which in turn derives from the Greek κερασος. The word for cherry tree is formed …
The word fruscio (masculine) in Italian is a noun that usually describes the following kinds of subdued sounds: In most cases, it equates in meaning to the words rustle or rustling in English. The plural form is fruscii with the double “i” at the end. You can hear the singular and plural pronunciations below. Fruscio …
The Italian word for blanket is coperta (feminine, plural: coperte). It derives from the past participle of the verb coprire (to cover) which is coperto (covered). There are many different kinds of blankets, including: Note: pile is pronounced /pˈail/ and comes from the English word of the same spelling. Not to be confused with the …
The word for squid in Italian is the masculine noun calamaro. Technically speaking, calamaro is actually the term for the European squid but in everyday Italian, it has come to refer to the entire squid family. If this word sounds familiar, that’s because in English, we use the plural form calamari to refer to squid …