The word for alarm in Italian is allarme (masculine, plural: allarmi). It derives from the military expression All'arme! (To arms!) which was, and still is, a command to soldiers to take up their weapons and be ready to fight. Arme was the ancient plural of arma (weapon) but it has since been replaced by armi. In addition to being a warning, allarme can also refer to an electronic device … [Read more...] about Italian Word of the Day: Allarme (alarm / alert)