From the verb dipingere (to paint) comes the noun dipinto (a painting). For example: Questo é un dipinto con natura…
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You surely know pomodoro, the delightfully effortless Italian word that trips off the tongue in a quick rat-a-tat-tat. It’s the…
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The verb brillare in Italian means to shine or to sparkle, but in Italian slang, you can also use the…
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For a word that is not actually ‘real,’ boh sure does get a lot of play in everyday speak. Meaning, ‘I…
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In honor of Valentine’s Day, I bring to y’all, limonare, the Italian word for ‘kissing with tongue.’ Or as Wikizionario…
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Generally, I try to find a useful or interesting word to share with you guys for our daily dose of…
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About a year ago, I arrived in Rome with two years of college Italian and a fairly good grasp on…
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Apart from sounding like some dirty act, ‘squillo‘ is one of the most useful words in the Italian vocabulary, in…