Priore

Occupational surname from priore (“prior”).


Bonsignore

From a variant of buon (“good”) + signore (“lord”).


Salce

Probably from salce, variant of salice (“willow”).

a surname transferred from the place name


Meo

From a short form of the personal name Bartolomeo, Romeo or Tolomeo.

a surname transferred from the given name


Senatore

Occupational surname, from senatore (“senator”).


Famiglietti

English: Famiglietti


Mangione

From mangione (“big eater”) as a nickname for a glutton.

Mangion (alternative)
Mingione (alternative)


Collura

Italianization of the Sicilian surname Cuḍḍura, from cuḍḍura, from Ancient Greek κολλύρα (kollúra).


Giannelli

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Giovanni (“John”).


Mantia

Habitational surname from a shortened form of Amantia, variant of Amantea (“a town in Calabria”).


Mogavero

From Arabic مُحَارِب (muḥārib, “warrior”). Cognate with Sicilian Mugaviru.


Cassese

a surname from Arabic [in turn originating as an occupation]


Badolato

Probably from Latin vadum (“ford”) + latus (“broad”).


Noce

Topographic surname for someone who lived where nut trees grew, from noce (“nut”).


Spatola

English: Spatola


Caiazzo

Possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia. Maybe related to the nearby settlement of Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē).


Sparacio

From the Sicilian surname Spàraciu, from spàraciu (“asparagus”).


Finelli

From a pet form of the rare male given name Fino.


Frigo

From a short form of the personal name Federico.


Cantone

Topographic surname, from cantone (“corner, nook”).


Scavo

From Old Sicilian scavu (“slave, bondsman”); compare schiavo (“slave”).


diagramma di Feynman

it-noun

diagramma di Feynman m (plural diagrammi di Feynman)


Ventre

From ventre (“belly”), a nickname for someone with a prominent belly.


Massari

Occupational surname, from massaro (“bailiff, farmer”).


Strigonio

(obsolete) Alternative form of Esztergom


Carelli

Probably a patronymic surname from a medieval personal name Carello, diminutive of caro (“dear”).


Ficarra

From Calabrian ficarra (“fig tree”). Compare Italian fico (“fig”).


Campanaro

Occupational surname for a bell-ringer, from campanaro (“bell-ringer”).


Landolfi

Patronymic surname from the personal name Landolfo.


Parrinello

Italianization of the surname Parrineḍḍu, diminutive of parrineḍḍu, derived from Sicilian parrinu.


Bartolomei

Patronymic from the personal name Bartolomeo.


Paolillo

From a hypocoristic form of the given name Paolo (“Paul”).


Mangone

Most likely and in most cases, Mangone seems to represent a word that is widespread in the South of Italy for “left-handed” or “awkward.” In Calabria, it could also derive from the placename Mangone in the province of Cosenza, which in turn may represent L. mango, “slavetrader.” In some cases it could be related to the French surname Mangon, “butcher.” On the other hand, Michele Francipane in his Dizionario dei cognomi italiani (2005) connects Mangone unequivocally with It. mangano, "mangle," as it relates to the manufacture of cloth.


Alesi

English: Alesi

French: Alesi


Cappuccio

From cappuccio (“hood, cowl”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of hoods.


Bellavia

From bella (“beautiful”) + via (“road, street, way”).


Pacetti

From pace (“peace”) + -etto (diminutive suffix) + -i (plural).


causalista

it-noun

causalista m or f by sense (masculine plural causalisti, feminine plural causaliste)

causalisti (masculine plural)
causaliste (feminine plural)

From causal(ismo) (“causalism”) + -ista (“-ist”).


schivafatiche

it-noun

schivafatiche m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of schiva (“to dodge, to avoid”) + fatiche (“efforts”).

it-verb-obj

Donna Prassede […] s’era ristretta a brontolare spesso contro di lui, a nominarlo uno schivafatiche, un uomo fisso nelle sue idee, un letterato

1840, Alessandro Manzoni, I promessi sposi^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Indice:I_promessi_sposi_(1840).djvu), Tip. Guglielmini e Redaelli, Chapter XXVII, page 521:

Donna Prassede took refuge in grumbling against him as an idler, a man who would have his own way, a mere scholar


Sperandio

From sperare (“to hope”) + in + Dio (“God”). Cognate with French Espérandieu.


Marangoni

Borrowed from Venetan marangon (“carpenter”), ultimately from Latin mergus (“diver, loon”); see there for more.

bor+

a Venetan surname originating as an occupation


Norbiato

a surname from Venetan, typical of Veneto


Allegretti

Patronymic from the rare personal name Allegretto.


Maimone

A Sicilian surname derived from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn, “lucky, prosperous”).


Pardi

Patronymic from the personal name Pardo.


Abbatiello

From Abbate (surname) + -ello (diminutive suffix).


Cerigo

→ Greek: Τσιρίγο (Tsirígo)

From Latin Cedrigum, from Cethericum, from Ancient Greek Κύθηρα n pl (Kúthēra).

Kythira (also Cythera, Kythera or Kithira)


Stanzione

From an augmentative of stanza (“room”).


Pagani

English: Pagani

French: Pagani


Annese

From a variant of the personal name Agnese.


Vitagliano

From a variant of the personal name Vitaliano.


Cafiero

From Arabic كَافِر (kāfir, “disbeliever, unbeliever”).


Tessitore

Occupational surname, from tessitore (“weaver”).


Reitano

Borrowed from Sicilian Rijitanu. Compare Italian reggiano and reggino.


Mazzara

Habitational surname from the Sicilian city of Mazara del Vallo.


Centanni

From cento (“hundred”) + anni (“years”).


Khaled

Transliteration of Arabic خَالِد (ḵālid).

translit

خَالِد خالد#Arabic

A transliteration of the Arabic male given name and surname خَالِد (ḵālid)


Sisti

Patronymic surname from the personal name Sisto.


Ingenito

From ingenito (“innate, inborn”), perhaps a nickname for a foundling.


Schembri

Uncertain origin. Borrowed surname from Sicilian Schembri, after eventual italianization. Further etymology could be related to Ancient Greek σκόμβρος (skómbros). Expected, and unattested, orthographic Sicilian could in any case shift from Schìmmari to Schimmri variant spellings.


Arcaro

Occupational surname from arcaro (“person who makes arks, caskets, or boxes”).


Previte

From the Sicilian surname Prèviti, from prèviti (“priest”).

Previti (alternative)
Preiti (alternative)
Preite (alternative)
Privitera (alternative)


Guarneri

Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, Italian luthier from the Guarneri family of Cremona and having one only rival Antonio Stradivari


Filippini

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Filippo (“Philip”).


Arca

From the noun arca (“ark, chest, storehouse”).


Giarratano

Habitational surname for someone from Giarre, in Sicily.


Funaro

From funaro, variant of funaio (“ropemaker”).


Pernice

From pernice (“partridge”), probably a nickname.


Costantini

Patronymic from the personal name Costantino.


Paltrinieri

Perhaps from Old French pautonier, paltonier (“rogue”).


Fittipaldi

English: Fittipaldi

French: Fittipaldi

German: Fittipaldi

Portuguese: Fittipaldi

Spanish: Fittipaldi

desc

→ Chinese: 菲蒂帕爾迪 /菲蒂帕尔迪 (Fēidìpà'ěrdí) (transliteration)


addominali a tartaruga

it-noun

addominali a tartaruga m pl (plural only)


Zingaro

From zingaro (“Gypsy/Roma”), an ethnic surname.


Soderini

From an old male given name Sodero (+ -ino: diminutive Soderino), probably from Ancient Greek σωτήρ (sōtḗr, “saviour/savior”). Compare Salvatore.

der

Piero Soderini (1451–1522), Florentine statesman


comunisteggiante

it-noun

comunisteggiante m or f by sense (plural comunisteggianti)


Chilone

From Latin Chilo, related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).


Villarosa

Compound of villa (“mansion, countryhouse”) + rosa (“rose; pink”).


consecutio temporum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin cōnsecūtiō temporum (“sequence of tenses”).

ubor

consecutio temporum
consecutio temporum#English

(grammar) consecutio temporum, sequence of tenses


betlemita

it-noun

betlemita m or f by sense (masculine plural betlemiti, feminine plural betlemite)

betlemiti (masculine plural)
betlemite (feminine plural)

From Late Latin bēthlehemītēs, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεεμίτης (Bēthleemítēs). By surface analysis, Betlem(me) (“Bethlehem”) + -ita (“-ite”).

surf

Bethlehemite (native or inhabitant of Bethlehem)


boyscout

Unadapted borrowing from English boyscout, boy scout.


confederalista

it-noun

confederalista m or f by sense (masculine plural confederalisti, feminine plural confederaliste)

confederalisti (masculine plural)
confederaliste (feminine plural)

From confederal(e) (“confederate”) + -ista (“-ist”).


bosniaco-erzegovese

it-noun

bosniaco-erzegovese m or f by sense (plural bosniaco-erzegovesi)

bosniaco (“Bosniac”) + erzegovese (“Herzegovinian”)


Volante

From volante (“flying”), a nickname for a nimble or agile person.


Mazzanti

Derivative of mazza (“mace, bat, staff”), thus probably an occupational surname for a worker who used a mace.


Padovano

From padovano (“of or from the city of Padua”).


capodecina

capodecina m or f by sense (masculine plural capidecina, feminine plural invariable)

head of a decina (branch within a Mafia family)


Contardo

From the Proto-Germanic elements *gunþiz (“battle”) and *harduz (“hard, brave”).


lirista

lirista m or f by sense (masculine plural liristi, feminine plural liriste)

liristi (masculine plural)
liriste (feminine plural)

From Latin lyristēs, from Ancient Greek λυριστής (luristḗs). By surface analysis, lira + -ista.


Almirante

Occupational surname from almirante, older form of ammiraglio (“admiral”).


elamita

elamita m or f (masculine plural elamiti, feminine plural elamite)

elamiti (masculine plural)
elamite (feminine plural)


Laiazzo

Ajazzo (alternative)
Lajazzo (alternative)

(historical) Former name of Yumurtalik, a port town in southeastern Turkey


amalecita

amalecita m or f by sense (masculine plural amaleciti, feminine plural amalecite)

amaleciti (masculine plural)
amalecite (feminine plural)


Paliani

Habitational surname for someone from Paliano, a town in the province of Frosinone.


miyagawa

1936: from Japanese 宮川 (みやがわ, Miyagawa, “Shrine River”), a nickname for Kamo River in Kyōto, on whose banks it was possibly grown.

bor

Citrus unshiu
Citrus unshiu#Translingual

satsuma (seedless cultivar of tangerine, Citrus unshiu)


Maranello

English: Maranello

Maranello (a small town in Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy); it is the home of the Ferrari racing car/race car factory and museum


Altedo

a village near Bologna in Emilia-Romagna


porta pranzo

porta pranzi (plural)
porta-pranzo (alternative)


odorista

it-noun

odorista m or f by sense (masculine plural odoristi, feminine plural odoriste)

odoristi (masculine plural)
odoriste (feminine plural)


tumbergia

tumbergia f (plural tumberge or tumbergie)

tumberge (plural)
tumbergie (plural)
tunbergia (alternative)


apozema

Borrowed from Late Latin apozema, from Ancient Greek ἀπόζεμα (apózema). Doublet of bozzima.


testaroli

a kind of pasta or bread in Ligurian cuisine, cooked between hot flat terracotta disks called testi and sliced into triangular shapes; the smaller ones are eaten as crepes and the larger cooked like pasta


Bugatti

English: Bugatti

French: Bugatti


sciacquabudella

Verb-object compound, composed of sciacqua (“to rinse”) + budella (“guts”), literally “gut rinser”.


pama

False cognate of Telugu పాము (pāmu, “snake, serpent”).


arruffapopolo

it-noun

arruffapopolo m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of arruffa (“to ruffle, to tousle”) + popolo (“people”).


guidapopolo

it-noun

guidapopolo m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of guida (“to lead, to guide”) + popolo (“people”).


Pacomio

From Latin Pachōmius, from Ancient Greek Παχώμιος (Pakhṓmios), from Coptic ⲁϧⲱⲙ (axōm).


Mattatia

From the Latin Mattathiās, from the Ancient Greek Μᾰττᾰθῐ́ᾱς (Măttăthĭ́ās), from the Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū).

der

מַתִּתְיָהוּ

Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū)


Novella

From novella, feminine form of novello (“new, early”).


Pininfarina

English: Pininfarina


Saragolla

Questo settantatreenne agricoltore di Torano - da tre lustri specializzato nella lavorazione del farro rosso - è l’anima di un piccolo gruppo di coltivatori che - dalle colline sull’Adriatico fino alla Fortezza di Civitella - ha riportato alla luce un cereale dimenticato per secoli: il grano Saragolla.

2004 July 11, “E a Torano la pasta con l’archeo-grano”, in Corriere della Sera:

Si prova una certa emozione nel vedere distese intere di grani Duro Lucano, Saragolla, Senatore Cappelli, dalle spighe alte più di una persona, con i quali si potranno ottenere paste e farine vere.

2007, Gino Girolomoni, Maccheroni acqua e farina. 90 ricette di una rinnovata cultura alimentare, Editoriale Jaca Book, →ISBN, page 131:

(agriculture) a hard wheat variety similar to kamut, Triticum turanicum subsp. polonicum


Scaramucci

English: Scaramucci

desc

→ Chinese: 斯卡拉穆奇 (Sīkǎlāmùqí) (transliteration)


Gotti

English: Gotti


Nitto

English: Nitto


D'Andrea

From the personal name Andrea (“Andrew”).


caltavuturese

it-noun

caltavuturese m or f by sense (plural caltavuturesi)


camporealese

camporealese m or f by sense (plural camporealesi)


capacense

capacense m or f by sense (plural capacensi)


castelbuonese

castelbuonese m or f by sense (plural castelbuonesi)


casteldaccese

casteldaccese m or f by sense (plural casteldaccesi)


cerdese

cerdese m or f by sense (plural cerdesi)


ciminnese

ciminnese m or f by sense (plural ciminnesi)


cinisense

cinisense m or f by sense (plural cinisensi)


ficarazzese

ficarazzese m or f by sense (plural ficarazzesi)


godranese

godranese m or f by sense (plural godranesi)


Gaito

From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “caid, leader”).


Cicala

From cicala (“cicada”), a nickname for a talkative person.


Orengo

From the Late Latin personal name Aurengus or Orengus, a contracted form of some Germanic personal name.

a surname originating as a patronymic [in turn from Late Latin]


Ligorio

From Latin Ligorius, of uncertain origin (but compare ligure).


Romiti

From the plural of romito (“hermit, lonely person”), vulgarisation of Late Latin erēmīta.


Ceravolo

Italianization of Sicilian Ciràvulu, variant form of ciraulu (“snake charmer”). Doublet of Ceraulo.


Del Vecchio

From del + vecchio. Literally, “from the old one”


controimperialista

controimperialista m or f by sense (masculine plural controimperialisti, feminine plural controimperialiste)

controimperialisti (masculine plural)
controimperialiste (feminine plural)


voltacasacca

Verb-object compound, composed of volta (“to turn”) + casacca (“coat, jacket”).


Lento

From lento (“slow”), a nickname for a slow or lazy person.


diaframma lamellare

it-noun

diaframma lamellare m (plural diaframmi lamellari)

(optics, photography) lamellar diaphragm


omicida seriale

omicida seriale m or f by sense (invariable)

assassino seriale
assassino seriale#Italian


staffettista

staffettista m or f by sense (masculine plural staffettisti, feminine plural staffettiste)

staffettisti (masculine plural)
staffettiste (feminine plural)


sistema di riferimento inerziale

sistema di riferimento inerziale m (plural sistemi di riferimento inerziali)

sistemi di riferimento inerziali (plural)

inertial frame of reference
inertial frame of reference


sistema di riferimento

sistema di riferimento m (plural sistemi di riferimento)


spargifiamma

heat diffuser (for a gas burner or a Bunsen burner)


Nicotera

A town in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


mano di pastafrolla

mano di pastafrolla f (plural mani di pastafrolla)


draghista

draghista m or f by sense (masculine plural draghisti, feminine plural draghiste)

draghisti (masculine plural)
draghiste (feminine plural)


bizantinista

bizantinista m or f by sense (masculine plural bizantinisti, feminine plural bizantiniste)

bizantinisti (masculine plural)
bizantiniste (feminine plural)


tritagonista

tritagonista m or f by sense (masculine plural tritagonisti, feminine plural tritagoniste)

tritagonisti (masculine plural)
tritagoniste (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek τριταγωνιστής (tritagōnistḗs).

der

τριταγωνιστής


Dallara

English: Dallara


Dall'Ara

English: Dallara


cempenna

Deverbal from cempennare (“to act slowly”) + -a.


lungosenna

a road or embankment along the Seine river


Lungosenna

Alternative letter-case form of lungosenna


avicennista

it-noun

avicennista m or f by sense (masculine plural avicennisti, feminine plural avicenniste)

avicennisti (masculine plural)
avicenniste (feminine plural)


sistema tolemaico

sistema tolemaico m (plural sistemi tolemaici)


ritidoma

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥυτίδωμα (rhutídōma, “wrinkle”).


Rimbaud

Unadapted borrowing from French Rimbaud.


arma in asta

it-noun

arma in asta f (plural armi in asta or (uncommon) armi in aste or (archaic) arme in aste)

armi in asta (plural)
armi in aste (plural uncommon)
arme in aste (archaic plural)

[…] combattere nelle fronti e negli ordini con le armi in asta è inutile, eccetto che nella prima fronte

1521, “Libro secondo [Second book]”, in L'arte della guerra [The art of war]; republished in Opere di Niccolò Machiavelli, volume 5, 1826, page 43:

fighting with polearms within lines and formations is pointless, except on the first line

Nell’altra facciata, che guardaua la città, le quattro ſue baſi haueuano quatt’altri capricci, ed erano, il primo un faſcio di trombe, di lance, e d’arme in aﬆe auuolte di lauro col motto, Sint omnia lęta […]

1591 [1548], Tommaso Costo, “Annotazioni e supplimenti”, in Del compendio dell’istoria del Regno di Napoli con la giunta per tutto l’anno MDLXXXVI, Venice: Barezzo Barezzi, expansion of Compendio delle historie del Regno di Napoli by Pandolfo Collenuccio, page 102.2:

On the other face overlooking the city its four bases had four more compositions: the first one was a bundle of trumpets, spears, and polearms wrapped in laurel, with the motto Sint omnia laeta

Arme ’n aﬅe vi ſon, picche, corſeſche / E partigiane aſſai, / […] / E mazze, e azze, e ſergentine, e dardi

1619, Michelangelo Buonarroti the Younger, “Atto terzo della prima giornata”, in La fiera, Scena terza; republished in La fiera, commedia di Michelagnolo Buonarruoti il Giovane, e La tancia, commedia rusticale del medesimo, Florence: Stamperia di S. A. R., 1726, page 23:

There are polearms: pikes, corseques, and lots of partisans; […] and maces, and poleaxes, and sergeant's pikes, and darts

Καὶ τὸ μὲν πρῶτον τύπτοντες ἀλλήλους τοῖς δόρασι, καὶ διὰ τὴν πυκνότητα τῶν πληγῶν τὰ πλεῖστα συντρίψαντες, εἰς τὸν ἀπὸ τῆς μαχαίρας ἀγῶνα κατήντησαν

1793 [1ˢᵗ century], “Epaminonda in soccorso dei Tegeati [Epaminondas rescues the Tegeates]” (chapter 24), in Storia universale [Universal history], volume 4, Gio. Desideri: Rome, translation of Βιβλιοθήκη Ἱστορική (Bibliothḗkē Historikḗ, “Historical Library”) by Διόδωρος Σικελιώτης (Diódōros Sikeliṓtēs, “Diodorus Siculus”), page 276:

They came to blows using polearms; afterwards, since the polearms were largely broken due to the frequency and force of the blows, they clashed with swords and short-range weapons

Kaì tò mèn prôton túptontes allḗlous toîs dórasi, kaì dià tḕn puknótēta tôn plēgôn tà pleîsta suntrípsantes, eis tòn apò tês makhaíras agôna katḗntēsan

Arma in asta non molto lunga, e sottile, la quale aveva un ferro in cima fatto a foggia di mandorla, con due altri ricurvi in fuori e congiunti all’asta da una lama.

1863, “Corsesca [Corseque]”, in Dizionario militare, Turin: Tipografia V. Vercellino, page 134:

A thin, not very long polearm, which had an iron on the top, made in the shape of an almond, with two more [irons] curving outwards, and joined to the staff with a blade.


fannulla

From fa + nulla, literally “does nothing”.

Il vicinato faceva già malauguri di lui, e i vecchi del paese gli susurravano pur di spesso all'orecchio che l'ozio è il padre di tutti i vizi; ma quei consigli erano proprio per quel fanulla veri susurri e nulla più.

1838, Achille Mauri, Letture di famiglia: opera compilata, page 192:

The neighbourhood/neighborhood already thought ill of him, and the elderly in town often whispered into his ear that sloth is the father of all vices. But such advice, for that idler, was truly nothing more than whispers.

Che i preti non pagano l'imposta, ciò che crea una classe immensa di fannulla, che è sostenuta dalla parte veramente laboriosa della populazione; […]

1859, Giacomo Margotti, Le vittorie della Chiesa ne' primi anni del pontificato di Pio Nono, page 276:

That the priests don't pay taxes, which creates an immense class of idlers, supported by the working part of the population; […]

L'arcano (come direbbe Fra Paolo) del governo papale è stato sempre di fare gli uomini servidori, e i servidori fannulla.

1861, Filippo Perfetti, Delle nuove condizioni del papato, Firenze, page 26:

The secret (as Fra Paolo would say) of the Papal government has always been to turn men into servants, and servants into loafers.

(archaic) good-for-nothing, idler, loafer


Shostakovich

Borrowed from Russian Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič). Ultimately, from Belarusian and Ukrainian derivatives of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).

bor+

Шостако́вич Шостакович#Russian

A transliteration of the Russian surname Шостако́вич (Šostakóvič)


animatrone

it-noun

animatrone m or f by sense (plural animatroni)


connessionista

connessionista m or f by sense (masculine plural connessionisti, feminine plural connessioniste)

connessionisti (masculine plural)
connessioniste (feminine plural)


agente di custodia

agente di custodia m or f by sense (plural agenti di custodia)


scleroblastema

scleroblastema m (plural scleroblastemi)

(physiology) scleroblastema (mass of undifferentiated cells from which the skeleton develops)


aquila anatraia minore

aquila anatraia minore m (plural aquile anatraie minori)

lesser spotted eagle
lesser spotted eagle

Clanga pomarina
Clanga pomarina#Translingual


nervi a fior di pelle

nervi a fior di pelle m pl (plural only)

Literally, “nerves on the surface of (the) skin”. Compare French à fleur de peau.

lit

state of being nervous or on the edge; frayed nerves


gerboa dai piedi rugosi

northern three-toed jerboa
northern three-toed jerboa


nyala di montagna

mountain nyala balbok (Tragelaphus buxtoni)


abadita

it-noun

abadita m or f by sense (masculine plural abaditi, feminine plural abadite)

abaditi (masculine plural)
abadite (feminine plural)

From Arabic أَبَاضِيَّ (ʔabāḍiyya), dialectal variant of إِبَاضِيَّ (ʔibāḍiyya) + -ita.


abaptista

From Ancient Greek ἀβάπτιστος (abáptistos, “not-dipped”).


abatemarchese

it-noun

abatemarchese m or f by sense (plural abatemarchesi)


abatese

abatese m or f by sense (plural abatesi)

native or inhabitant of Sant'Antonio Abate


Šostakovič

Шостако́вич Шостакович#Russian


agnolotti piemontesi

a type of square or rectangular ravioli from Piedmont made from a small sheet of pasta filled with meat and folded up, usually served during Christmas lunch


anolini

From Latin anulus (“ring”) + -ino (diminutive ending).

af

a type of small round stuffed Italian pasta similar to tortellini and characteristic of Parma-Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna and Cremona in Lombardy


tagliatelle paglia e fieno

it-noun

tagliatelle paglia e fieno f pl (plural only)

a first course of a mixture of yellow and green tagliatelle traditionally with a sauce of baked ham, champignons, scalogno or shallot, sage, butter, parsley, parmesan cheese and cream


nidi di rondine

a type of pasta al forno swallow nest shaped


Belvedere

Habitational surname, from any of various places in Italy called Belvedere.


tagliatelle all'ortica

tagliatelle all'ortica f pl (plural only)

tagliatelle where the main ingredient in the dough is nettle


completista

completista m or f by sense (masculine plural completisti, feminine plural completiste)

completisti (masculine plural)
completiste (feminine plural)


Isole Juan Fernández

Juan Fernández Islands
Juan Fernández Islands


tagliapizza

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + pizza (“pizza”).


Villa Rosebery

Villa Rosebery in Naples, Italy (one of the three official residences of the President of the Italian Republic, so named because it was owned by the British prime minister, The 5th Earl of Rosebery)


nervi saldi

steady or strong nerves; impassivity, coolheadedness


preopinante

it-noun

preopinante m or f by sense (plural preopinanti)

one that previously expressed their opinion


voduista

voduista m or f by sense (masculine plural voduisti, feminine plural voduiste)

voduisti (masculine plural)
voduiste (feminine plural)


testarossa

testa (“head”) + rossa (“red”) Literally, “redhead”


Gallicchio

a surname transferred from the place name


fiammista

fiammista m or f by sense (masculine plural fiammisti, feminine plural fiammiste)

fiammisti (masculine plural)
fiammiste (feminine plural)

(siderurgy) a worker who cuts metal using a cutting torch


ossigenista

ossigenista m or f by sense (masculine plural ossigenisti, feminine plural ossigeniste)

ossigenisti (masculine plural)
ossigeniste (feminine plural)

From ossigeno (“oxygen”) + -ista (“-ist”).


Macaluso

Sicilian surname from Arabic مخلوص (maḵlūṣ, “freed, liberated”).


Stradivari

Antonio Stradivari, Italian luthier from Cremona, Italy


cogia

Borrowed from translingual Kogia, from Persian کوچک (kuček, “small”).

(zoology) the Kogia taxonomic genus, of dwarf and pygmy sperm whales


pappamolle

it-noun

pappamolle m or f by sense (plural pappemolli or pappemolle or pappamolli)

pappemolli (plural)
pappemolle (plural)
pappamolli (plural)
pappamolla (alternative)

namby-pamby, wuss, chickenshit, weakling, pushover, sissy, chicken, wimp, pansy


Salvini

English: Salvini


meolese

meolese m or f by sense (plural meolesi)


musilense

musilense m or f by sense (plural musilensi)


gruarese

gruarese m or f by sense (plural gruaresi)


Bossi

Inherited from Latin buxus. Doublet of Busso, Bussi, Bosso, and Bossetti.


bibionese

it-noun

bibionese m or f by sense (plural bibionesi)


Di Maio

→ English: DiMaio


Zordan

Borrowed from Venetan Zordan, the local variant of the personal name Giordano (“Jordan”).

a surname from Venetan [in turn originating as a patronymic]


Callegari

Occupational surname, from Latin caligārius (“shoemaker”).


moglianese

moglianese m or f by sense (plural moglianesi)


parapendista

parapendista m or f by sense (masculine plural parapendisti, feminine plural parapendiste)

parapendisti (masculine plural)
parapendiste (feminine plural)


Samueli

Patronymic surname from the personal name Samuele.


mutazilita

mutazilita m or f by sense (masculine plural mutaziliti, feminine plural mutazilite)

mutaziliti (masculine plural)
mutazilite (feminine plural)

From Arabic مُعْتَزِلَة (muʕtazila) + -ita.

(historical) a follower of Mu'tazila Islam


Tropea

From Ancient Greek τροπαίᾱ (tropaíā), feminine declension of τροπαῖος (tropaîos, “turning away, averting”), especially in the sense πνοή τροπαία (pnoḗ tropaía, “an alternating wind, blowing back from sea to land”).

A town in the province of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy


Tutino

Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu, from the shortening of Toti. Doublet of Totino.


Totino

Italianized from Sicilian Tutinu. Doublet of Tutino.


Fina

Short form of various personal names, such as Serafina.


Maranta

→ Translingual: Maranta


panda minore

Ailurus fulgens
Ailurus fulgens#Translingual


Salmonidi

Borrowed from taxonomic name Salmonidae.


feroese

feroese m or f by sense (plural feroesi)


Scolopacidi

Borrowed from taxonomic name Scolopacidae.


apeliota

apelioti (plural)
apeliote (alternative)

Borrowed from Late Latin apēliōtēs, from Ancient Greek ἀπηλιώτης (apēliṓtēs), compound of ἀπό (apó, “from”) + ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

(obsolete) Synonym of levante: levanter (easterly wind)


indigitamenti

From Latin indigitamenta, derived from indigitō (“to invoke (a deity)”).

(Ancient Rome) religious books containing the names of the gods and prescribing the mode of worshipping them


portaacqua

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + acqua (“water”).

it-verb-obj

(cycling) a domestique tasked with refilling the leader's canteen


Andreeobri

Borrowed from taxonomic name Andreaeobryum.


cobra egiziano

it-noun

cobra egiziano m (plural cobra egiziani)


cobra indiano

cobra dagli occhiali
cobra dagli occhiali#Italian

Synonym of cobra dagli occhiali (“Indian cobra”)


beritense

beritense m or f by sense (plural beritensi)


ergastoplasma

From the root of Ancient Greek ἐργάζομαι (ergázomai, “to work”) + plasma.


stiliaga

Borrowed from Russian стиля́га (stiljága), derived from стиль (stilʹ, “style, fashion”).


miroblita

it-noun

miroblita m or f by sense (masculine plural mirobliti, feminine plural miroblite)

mirobliti (masculine plural)
miroblite (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek μυροβλύτης (muroblútēs).

L’eremita dei boschi vive la vita degli uccelli, soffre la fame e la penuria, e per nove settimane Dio la nutre con il latte che fluisce dai suoi seni verginali: è una miroblita.

2015, “Cristina l'Ammirabile”, in Scrittrici mistiche europee, page 154:

The hermitess of the woods lives the life of the birds, suffers hunger and poverty, and for nine weeks God feeds her with the milk that flows from her virginal breasts: she is a myroblyte.


megalomartire

megalomartire m or f by sense (plural megalomartiri)


Ciaramella

From ciaramella (“shawm; bagpipe”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of such musical instruments.


Fieri

English: Fieri

Along with the surname Feroci, from feroce (“fierce”).


Lofaso

English: Lofaso


Guarnaschelli

English: Guarnaschelli


Giovinazzi

English: Giovinazzi


Fauci

From the Sicilian surname Fauci, from fauci (“sickle”).


Dallago

English: Dallago

German: Dallago

French: Dallago

desc

→ Chinese: 達拉戈 /达拉戈 (Dálāgē) (transliteration)

From dal (“from”) + lago (“lake”).
From da+il+lago.

dal Lago (alternative)
dal'Lago (alternative)
Dal Lago (alternative)
Dal'Lago (alternative)
Dal'lago (alternative)
DalLago (alternative)
dalLago (alternative)
Lago (alternative)


caposardina

it-noun

caposardina m or f by sense (masculine plural capisardina, feminine plural invariable)

(neologism, politics) a leader of the Sardines movement


Porto Vecchio

Porto Vecchio (a city and commune of the Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica)


scarsone

scarsone m or f by sense (plural scarsoni)


Barlaam

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Barlaam, itself borrowed from Byzantine Greek Βαρλαάμ (Barlaám).


manovre di corridoio

(politics, plural only) lobbying; backroom negotiations


brighella

Named after Brighella, a stock character in the commedia dell'arte. From brigare (“to intrigue”) + -ella (noun-forming diminutive suffix).

lang

<i class="Latn mention" lang="it">Brighella</i>

af

a cunning person who tries to take advantage of the situation through trickery


coppapasta

Verb-object compound, composed of coppa (“to cut (cookie dough) with a stamp”) + pasta (“dough”).

it-verb-obj

coppare<t:to cut (cookie dough) with a stamp>


entragno

it-noun

entragno m (plural entragni m or entragna f)

entragni (masculine plural)
entragna (feminine plural)
entragna (alternative)

From Latin interāneum, noun use of the neuter form of interāneus (“internal”), derived from intrā (“inside”).

(archaic or regional, usually in the plural) bowel


icaco

Ellipsis of prugno icaco (“cocoplum tree”).


icaco

Ellipsis of prugna icaco (“cocoplum fruit”).


lamierista

lamierista m or f by sense (masculine plural lamieristi, feminine plural lamieriste)

lamieristi (masculine plural)
lamieriste (feminine plural)


laparotomista

laparotomista m or f by sense (masculine plural laparotomisti, feminine plural laparotomiste)

laparotomisti (masculine plural)
laparotomiste (feminine plural)


laserista

laserista m or f by sense (masculine plural laseristi, feminine plural laseriste)

laseristi (masculine plural)
laseriste (feminine plural)

(nautical) a person who sails a Laser dinghy


latinense

latinense m or f by sense (plural latinensi)


lavaggista

lavaggista m or f by sense (masculine plural lavaggisti, feminine plural lavaggiste)

lavaggisti (masculine plural)
lavaggiste (feminine plural)


lavascale

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + scale (“stairs”).

it-verb-obj

one who cleans stairs in an apartment building


lavascodelle

it-noun

lavascodelle m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + scodelle (“bowls, dishes”).


lavatesta

Verb-object compound, composed of lava (“to wash”) + testa (“head”).

shaped washbasin, in a hairdressers, on which the head rests while the hair is washed


lecanomante

it-noun

lecanomante m or f by sense (plural lecanomanti)


leccapiatti

leccapiatti m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of lecca (“to lick”) + piatti (“plates”).


leccasanti

Verb-object compound, composed of lecca (“to lick”) + santi (“saints”).


leccascodelle

it-noun

leccascodelle m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of lecca (“to lick”) + scodelle (“bowls”).


leccazampe

Verb-object compound, composed of lecca (“to lick”) + zampe (“paws”).


lessicista

it-noun

lessicista m or f by sense (masculine plural lessicisti, feminine plural lessiciste)

lessicisti (masculine plural)
lessiciste (feminine plural)


litigone

litigone m or f by sense (plural litigoni)

a person who often litigates (or quarrels)


litolatra

litolatra m or f by sense (masculine plural litolatri, feminine plural litolatre)

litolatri (masculine plural)
litolatre (feminine plural)


litotomista

litotomista m or f by sense (masculine plural litotomisti, feminine plural litotomiste)

litotomisti (masculine plural)
litotomiste (feminine plural)


logista

logista m or f by sense (masculine plural logisti, feminine plural logiste)

logisti (masculine plural)
logiste (feminine plural)


logoterapista

logoterapista m or f by sense (masculine plural logoterapisti, feminine plural logoterapiste)

logoterapisti (masculine plural)
logoterapiste (feminine plural)


lottista

lottista m or f by sense (masculine plural lottisti, feminine plural lottiste)

lottisti (masculine plural)
lottiste (feminine plural)

lottery worker (typically sells tickets)


terrapiattista

terrapiattista m or f by sense (masculine plural terrapiattisti, feminine plural terrapiattiste)

terrapiattisti (masculine plural)
terrapiattiste (feminine plural)


lunauta

lunauta m or f by sense (masculine plural lunauti, feminine plural lunaute)

lunauti (masculine plural)
lunaute (feminine plural)

an astronaut who has journeyed to the Moon


lunense

lunense m or f by sense (plural lunensi)


magnetista

magnetista m or f by sense (masculine plural magnetisti, feminine plural magnetiste)

magnetisti (masculine plural)
magnetiste (feminine plural)


rizzacazzi

Verb-object compound, composed of rizza (“to raise, to lift”) + cazzi (“dicks”).

it-verb-obj

«Rizzacazzi, come tutte le altre. Ti fa arrivare a pensare: ora la scopo, e invece quando sei tutto eccitato, lei si spaventa: “Oh, ma cosa mi stai facendo? Oh, fermati! Fermati subito!”».

1998, Gore Vidal, Alessandra Osti transl., La statua di sale [The City and the Pillar], Fazi Editore, page 21

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

«E allora vattene, brutta puttana! Prima fai la rizzacazzi, dici che la pineta ti fa sentire tutta calda, e poi quando ci sei hai paura… rizzacazzi, troia!»

2011, Fabio Genovesi, Esche vive, Edizioni Mondadori, →ISBN, page 175:

(colloquial, vulgar) cocktease, prickteaser


malghese

it-noun

malghese m or f by sense (plural malghesi)


mangiapagnotte

mangiapagnotte m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + pagnotte (“loaves”).


mangiasapone

it-noun

mangiasapone m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + sapone (“soap”), from a joke about Southerners not knowing what soap is and thus eating it, based the stereotype of Southerners being dirty.

it-verb-obj

(derogatory) a person from the South of Italy


mangiatutto

it-noun

mangiatutto m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + tutto (“everything”).


mangiaufo

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + a ufo (“without paying”).


mangimista

it-noun

mangimista m or f by sense (masculine plural mangimisti, feminine plural mangimiste)

mangimisti (masculine plural)
mangimiste (feminine plural)


manzonista

manzonista m or f by sense (masculine plural manzonisti, feminine plural manzoniste)

manzonisti (masculine plural)
manzoniste (feminine plural)


marmettista

marmettista m or f by sense (masculine plural marmettisti, feminine plural marmettiste)

marmettisti (masculine plural)
marmettiste (feminine plural)


malpancista

malpancista m or f by sense (masculine plural malpancisti, feminine plural malpanciste)

malpancisti (masculine plural)
malpanciste (feminine plural)

a person who makes or accepts a political choice reluctantly

a person who manifests disagreement or dissent within a political party, especially in an nonconstructive way


malpancista

it-adj

malpancista (masculine plural malpancisti, feminine plural malpanciste)

accepting a political choice reluctantly

of or relating to dissenting and nonconstructive attitudes


Tapso

From Latin Thapsus, Thapsos, from Ancient Greek Θάψος (Thápsos), from Phoenician.

Thapsus (Carthaginian and Roman port near present-day Bakalta, Tunisia)


marupa

wood from trees of the family Simaroubaceae


sciupacarte

it-noun

sciupacarte m or f by sense (plural sciupacarti)

Verb-object compound, composed of sciupa (“to ruin, to spoil”) + carte (“papers”).

it-verb-obj

(rare) writer of little value; scribbler


maschista

it-noun

maschista m or f by sense (masculine plural maschisti, feminine plural maschiste)

maschisti (masculine plural)
maschiste (feminine plural)


medievista

medievista m or f by sense (masculine plural medievisti, feminine plural medieviste)

medievisti (masculine plural)
medieviste (feminine plural)


carnettista

carnettista m or f by sense (masculine plural carnettisti, feminine plural carnettiste)

carnettisti (masculine plural)
carnettiste (feminine plural)

From French carnet (“booklet, notebook”) + -ista.

af

(neologism) person who keeps a travel diary


memetista

it-noun

memetista m or f by sense (masculine plural memetisti, feminine plural memetiste)

memetisti (masculine plural)
memetiste (feminine plural)


mesciacqua

Verb-object compound, composed of mesci (“to mix (literary)”) + acqua (“water”).


mesciroba

Borrowed from Arabic مِشْرَبَة (mišraba); adapted to mescere (“to pour out”).


metaforista

it-noun

metaforista m or f by sense (masculine plural metaforisti, feminine plural metaforiste)

metaforisti (masculine plural)
metaforiste (feminine plural)


metafraste

metafraste m or f by sense (plural metafrasti)


denatalista

denatalista m or f by sense (masculine plural denatalisti, feminine plural denataliste)

denatalisti (masculine plural)
denataliste (feminine plural)

(neologism) advocate for a decrease in the birth rate


mettiloro

Verb-object compound, composed of metti (“to put”) + l' (“the”) + oro (“gold”).


mettiscandali

it-noun

mettiscandali m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of metti (“to put”) + scandali (“scandals”).

it-verb-obj

stirrer (person who sows discord between people)


microfotogramma

it-noun

microfotogramma m (plural microfotogrammi)


mielocita

mielociti (plural)
mielocito (alternative)


misurapioggia

Verb-object compound, composed of misura (“to measure”) + pioggia (“rain”).


monadista

it-noun

monadista m or f by sense (masculine plural monadisti, feminine plural monadiste)

monadisti (masculine plural)
monadiste (feminine plural)


monogenista

monogenista m or f by sense (masculine plural monogenisti, feminine plural monogeniste)

monogenisti (masculine plural)
monogeniste (feminine plural)


monologhista

monologhista m or f by sense (masculine plural monologhisti, feminine plural monologhiste)

monologhisti (masculine plural)
monologhiste (feminine plural)


montacasca

Verb-verb compound, composed of monta (“ascend”) + casca (“fall”).

it-verb-verb

the rise and fall movement of an oarsman


montapanna

Verb-object compound, composed of monta (“to whip”) + panna (“cream”).

it-verb-obj

a kitchen utensil used to whip cream etc.


morfologista

it-noun

morfologista m or f by sense (masculine plural morfologisti, feminine plural morfologiste)

morfologisti (masculine plural)
morfologiste (feminine plural)


mostramercato

a display of objects that are available to buy


motonauta

motonauta m or f by sense (masculine plural motonauti, feminine plural motonaute)

motonauti (masculine plural)
motonaute (feminine plural)


motoscafista

motoscafista m or f by sense (masculine plural motoscafisti, feminine plural motoscafiste)

motoscafisti (masculine plural)
motoscafiste (feminine plural)


mototurista

mototurista m or f by sense (masculine plural mototuristi, feminine plural mototuriste)

mototuristi (masculine plural)
mototuriste (feminine plural)


omerista

omerista m or f by sense (masculine plural omeristi, feminine plural omeriste)

omeristi (masculine plural)
omeriste (feminine plural)


pagnottista

pagnottista m or f by sense (masculine plural pagnottisti, feminine plural pagnottiste)

pagnottisti (masculine plural)
pagnottiste (feminine plural)

a person (especially a politician) who works only for their own gain


palchista

palchista m or f by sense (masculine plural palchisti, feminine plural palchiste)

palchisti (masculine plural)
palchiste (feminine plural)


pallasfratto

a game, somewhat like volleyball, that uses a ball having a long, flexible handle


panciafichista

panciafichista m or f by sense (masculine plural panciafichisti, feminine plural panciafichiste)

panciafichisti (masculine plural)
panciafichiste (feminine plural)


pandettista

pandettista m or f by sense (masculine plural pandettisti, feminine plural pandettiste)

pandettisti (masculine plural)
pandettiste (feminine plural)


panislamista

panislamista m or f by sense (masculine plural panislamisti, feminine plural panislamiste)

panislamisti (masculine plural)
panislamiste (feminine plural)


panlogista

panlogista m or f by sense (masculine plural panlogisti, feminine plural panlogiste)

panlogisti (masculine plural)
panlogiste (feminine plural)


panpsichista

panpsichista m or f by sense (masculine plural panpsichisti, feminine plural panpsichiste)

panpsichisti (masculine plural)
panpsichiste (feminine plural)


papirologista

papirologista m or f by sense (masculine plural papirologisti, feminine plural papirologiste)

papirologisti (masculine plural)
papirologiste (feminine plural)


paracera

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + cera (“wax”).

it-verb-obj

a saucer in which a candle is placed (to collect liquid wax)


paradossista

it-noun

paradossista m or f by sense (masculine plural paradossisti, feminine plural paradossiste)

paradossisti (masculine plural)
paradossiste (feminine plural)


parafraste

parafraste m or f by sense (plural parafrasti)


paratasca

Verb-object compound, composed of para (“to protect; to block”) + tasca (“pocket”).


partitante

it-noun

partitante m or f by sense (plural partitanti)


passavia

Verb-object compound, composed of passa (“to pass”) + via (“way, road”).


pastonista

it-noun

pastonista m or f by sense (masculine plural pastonisti, feminine plural pastoniste)

pastonisti (masculine plural)
pastoniste (feminine plural)

an editor of articles gleaned from other newspapers


pattista

pattista m or f by sense (masculine plural pattisti, feminine plural pattiste)

pattisti (masculine plural)
pattiste (feminine plural)


pelagrilli

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to skin”) + grilli (“crickets”).


pelamantelli

it-noun

pelamantelli m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of pela (“to skin; to fleece”) + mantelli (“coats”).


pendolinista

it-noun

pendolinista m or f by sense (masculine plural pendolinisti, feminine plural pendoliniste)

pendolinisti (masculine plural)
pendoliniste (feminine plural)


pentarca

From pentarchia, on the model of tetrarca. By surface analysis, penta- + -arca.


perdonista

perdonista m or f by sense (masculine plural perdonisti, feminine plural perdoniste)

perdonisti (masculine plural)
perdoniste (feminine plural)

a person who forgives others mistakes (especially political)


periodicista

periodicista m or f by sense (masculine plural periodicisti, feminine plural periodiciste)

periodicisti (masculine plural)
periodiciste (feminine plural)


persianista

persianista m or f by sense (masculine plural persianisti, feminine plural persianiste)

persianisti (masculine plural)
persianiste (feminine plural)


petomane

petomane m or f by sense (plural petomani)


piantacarote

piantacarote m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of pianta (“to plant”) + carote (“lies”, literally “carrots”).


pietrista

it-noun

pietrista m or f by sense (masculine plural pietristi, feminine plural pietriste)

pietristi (masculine plural)
pietriste (feminine plural)


piromante

piromante m or f by sense (plural piromanti)


pirometrista

pirometrista m or f by sense (masculine plural pirometristi, feminine plural pirometriste)

pirometristi (masculine plural)
pirometriste (feminine plural)


pirronista

pirronista m or f by sense (masculine plural pirronisti, feminine plural pirroniste)

pirronisti (masculine plural)
pirroniste (feminine plural)


pistolese

pistolese m or f by sense (plural pistolesi)

For noun sense 2, after Pistoia, an ancient blade manufacturing center; compare bisturi and English bistoury.

Archaic form of pistoiese (“native or inhabitant of Pistoia”).


pistorese

pistorese m or f by sense (plural pistoresi)


pitaista

pitaista m or f by sense (masculine plural pitaisti, feminine plural pitaiste)

pitaisti (masculine plural)
pitaiste (feminine plural)


polcinella

(archaic or regional) Alternative form of pulcinella


poligenista

poligenista m or f by sense (masculine plural poligenisti, feminine plural poligeniste)

poligenisti (masculine plural)
poligeniste (feminine plural)


ponghista

ponghista m or f by sense (masculine plural ponghisti, feminine plural ponghiste)

ponghisti (masculine plural)
ponghiste (feminine plural)


portaamalgama

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + amalgama (“amalgam”).


portaborracce

it-noun

portaborracce m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + borracce (“water bottles”).

it-verb-obj

the person who supplies water bottles in a cycle race


portaceste

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + ceste (“baskets”).

(performing arts, rare) person who carries actors' luggage


portaimpronta

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + impronta (“imprint, impression”).

(dentistry) the tray used to hold an impression of teeth from which a prosthesis is to be made


portamiccia

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + miccia (“fuse”).

a stick around which a fuse was rolled when firing a cannon etc.


portamusica

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + musica (“music”).


portaparola

it-noun

portaparola m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + parola (“word”).


portascalmiera

it-noun

portascalmiera m (plural portascalmieri)

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + scalmiera (“rowlock, oarlock”).

it-verb-obj

(nautical) the metal plate that supports the rowlock of a rowing boat


portaspada

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + spada (“sword”).

a lacing, hanging from the belt, that supports a sword


antivaccinista

it-noun

antivaccinista m or f by sense (masculine plural antivaccinisti, feminine plural antivacciniste)

antivaccinisti (masculine plural)
antivacciniste (feminine plural)

From anti- + vaccino (“vaccine”) + -ista.


reggifiaccola

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + fiaccola (“torch”).

it-verb-obj

(neologism) torch holder (device that holds a torch)


portinsegna

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + insegna (“insignia, ensign, flag”).


portorealista

it-noun

portorealista m or f by sense (masculine plural portorealisti, feminine plural portorealiste)

portorealisti (masculine plural)
portorealiste (feminine plural)

Jansenist of the Port-Royal-des-Champs community


postadolescente

postadolescente m or f by sense (plural postadolescenti)


prepubere

prepubere m or f by sense (plural prepuberi)


scaffalista

scaffalista m or f by sense (masculine plural scaffalisti, feminine plural scaffaliste)

scaffalisti (masculine plural)
scaffaliste (feminine plural)

(neologism) person who places and organizes store merchandise; stocker


transumanista

transumanista m or f by sense (masculine plural transumanisti, feminine plural transumaniste)

transumanisti (masculine plural)
transumaniste (feminine plural)

From transumanesimo (“transhumanism”) + -ista.


prestavoce

Verb-object compound, composed of presta (“to lend”) + voce (“voice”).


preumanista

it-noun

preumanista m or f by sense (masculine plural preumanisti, feminine plural preumaniste)

preumanisti (masculine plural)
preumaniste (feminine plural)


preventivista

preventivista m or f by sense (masculine plural preventivisti, feminine plural preventiviste)

preventivisti (masculine plural)
preventiviste (feminine plural)


primaiola

it-adj

primaiola (masculine plural primaioli, feminine plural primaiole)

primaioli (masculine plural)
primaiole (feminine plural)


priscillianista

it-noun

priscillianista m or f by sense (masculine plural priscillianisti, feminine plural priscillianiste)

priscillianisti (masculine plural)
priscillianiste (feminine plural)


probabiliorista

probabiliorista m or f by sense (masculine plural probabilioristi, feminine plural probabilioriste)

probabilioristi (masculine plural)
probabilioriste (feminine plural)


procedurista

procedurista m or f by sense (masculine plural proceduristi, feminine plural proceduriste)

proceduristi (masculine plural)
proceduriste (feminine plural)


processualista

processualista m or f by sense (masculine plural processualisti, feminine plural processualiste)

processualisti (masculine plural)
processualiste (feminine plural)


profumista

profumista m or f by sense (masculine plural profumisti, feminine plural profumiste)

profumisti (masculine plural)
profumiste (feminine plural)


prospettivista

prospettivista m or f by sense (masculine plural prospettivisti, feminine plural prospettiviste)

prospettivisti (masculine plural)
prospettiviste (feminine plural)


provenzalista

provenzalista m or f by sense (masculine plural provenzalisti, feminine plural provenzaliste)

provenzalisti (masculine plural)
provenzaliste (feminine plural)


proverbista

proverbista m or f by sense (masculine plural proverbisti, feminine plural proverbiste)

proverbisti (masculine plural)
proverbiste (feminine plural)


provvidenzialista

provvidenzialista m or f by sense (masculine plural provvidenzialisti, feminine plural provvidenzialiste)

provvidenzialisti (masculine plural)
provvidenzialiste (feminine plural)


pseudoprofeta

pseudoprofeta m or f by sense (masculine plural pseudoprofeti, feminine plural pseudoprofete)

pseudoprofeti (masculine plural)
pseudoprofete (feminine plural)


psicomante

psicomante m or f by sense (plural psicomanti)


psicomotricista

psicomotricista m or f by sense (masculine plural psicomotricisti, feminine plural psicomotriciste)

psicomotricisti (masculine plural)
psicomotriciste (feminine plural)


pupazzettista

pupazzettista m or f by sense (masculine plural pupazzettisti, feminine plural pupazzettiste)

pupazzettisti (masculine plural)
pupazzettiste (feminine plural)


raccattacicche

raccattacicche m or f by sense (invariable)

(historical) cigarette butt gatherer (person who gathers discarded cigarette butts from the street, to smoke or resell them)


raccontafavole

raccontafavole m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of racconta (“to tell”) + favole (“fairy tales, fables”).


radiatorista

it-noun

radiatorista m or f by sense (masculine plural radiatoristi, feminine plural radiatoriste)

radiatoristi (masculine plural)
radiatoriste (feminine plural)

a person who makes of repairs car radiators


radiopilota

an autopilot that can be controlled remotely by radio


radiotelegiornalista

radiotelegiornalista m or f by sense (masculine plural radiotelegiornalisti, feminine plural radiotelegiornaliste)

radiotelegiornalisti (masculine plural)
radiotelegiornaliste (feminine plural)


radunista

radunista m or f by sense (masculine plural radunisti, feminine plural raduniste)

radunisti (masculine plural)
raduniste (feminine plural)


raidista

raidista m or f by sense (masculine plural raidisti, feminine plural raidiste)

raidisti (masculine plural)
raidiste (feminine plural)


palliativista

palliativista m or f by sense (masculine plural palliativisti, feminine plural palliativiste)

palliativisti (masculine plural)
palliativiste (feminine plural)


cespuglista

cespuglista m or f by sense (masculine plural cespuglisti, feminine plural cespugliste)

cespuglisti (masculine plural)
cespugliste (feminine plural)

From cespuglio (“minority political group”) + -ista.

suffix

(humorous or derogatory) member of a minority political party or group


randista

it-noun

randista m or f by sense (masculine plural randisti, feminine plural randiste)

randisti (masculine plural)
randiste (feminine plural)


rappista

rappista m or f by sense (masculine plural rappisti, feminine plural rappiste)

rappisti (masculine plural)
rappiste (feminine plural)


raschera

a hard cheese typical of the Cuneo region


ratealista

ratealista m or f by sense (masculine plural ratealisti, feminine plural ratealiste)

ratealisti (masculine plural)
ratealiste (feminine plural)

a person who sells items by hire purchase


recapitista

recapitista m or f by sense (masculine plural recapitisti, feminine plural recapitiste)

recapitisti (masculine plural)
recapitiste (feminine plural)


reclamista

reclamista m or f by sense (masculine plural reclamisti, feminine plural reclamiste)

reclamisti (masculine plural)
reclamiste (feminine plural)


reggiborsa

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + borsa (“purse”).


reggicoda

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + coda (“tail”).


reggipancia

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + pancia (“belly”).


reggipiccozza

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + piccozza (“ice axe”).

a cord that connects a climber's ice axe to his wrist


reggiposata

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + posata (“piece of cutlery”).

an item, in various forms, that a knife or fork rests on so as not to soil the tablecloth


reggispinta

Verb-object compound, composed of reggi (“to hold, to support”) + spinta (“thrust”).

a type of bearing that supports a rotating shaft


Bellavista

From bella (“beautiful”) + vista (“view”).


rexista

it-noun

rexista m or f by sense (masculine plural rexisti, feminine plural rexiste)

rexisti (masculine plural)
rexiste (feminine plural)


ribechista

ribechista m or f by sense (masculine plural ribechisti, feminine plural ribechiste)

ribechisti (masculine plural)
ribechiste (feminine plural)


ribobolista

ribobolista m or f by sense (masculine plural ribobolisti, feminine plural riboboliste)

ribobolisti (masculine plural)
riboboliste (feminine plural)


ricorsista

ricorsista m or f by sense (masculine plural ricorsisti, feminine plural ricorsiste)

ricorsisti (masculine plural)
ricorsiste (feminine plural)


Cipolletti

→ Spanish: Cipolletti


Andretti

→ English: Andretti

English: Mario Andretti

French: Mario Andretti

→ French: Andretti


rodiese

rodiese m or f by sense (plural rodiesi)


rodiota

rodiota m or f by sense (masculine plural rodioti, feminine plural rodiote)

rodioti (masculine plural)
rodiote (feminine plural)


rompifiamma

Verb-object compound, composed of rompi (“to break”) + fiamma (“flame”).

it-verb-obj

fire curtain, safety curtain (in a theatre)


rosaista

it-noun

rosaista m or f by sense (masculine plural rosaisti, feminine plural rosaiste)

rosaisti (masculine plural)
rosaiste (feminine plural)


rotativista

rotativista m or f by sense (masculine plural rotativisti, feminine plural rotativiste)

rotativisti (masculine plural)
rotativiste (feminine plural)

a person who operates a rotary press, typically in a laundry


rotellista

rotellista m or f by sense (masculine plural rotellisti, feminine plural rotelliste)

rotellisti (masculine plural)
rotelliste (feminine plural)


rottamista

rottamista m or f by sense (masculine plural rottamisti, feminine plural rottamiste)

rottamisti (masculine plural)
rottamiste (feminine plural)


rulottista

rulottista m or f by sense (masculine plural rulottisti, feminine plural rulottiste)

rulottisti (masculine plural)
rulottiste (feminine plural)


saccoleva

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σαγολαίϕεα (sagolaíphea), compound of σάγος (ságos) + λαίϕη (laíphē, “sail”).


saltamiaddosso

it-noun

saltamiaddosso m or f by sense (invariable)

Univerbation of salta + mi + addosso, literally “jump onto me”.


salutissimi

a greeting used at the beginning of a letter, wishing health to the recipients


salvagonna

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save, to protect”) + gonna (“skirt”).


salvaroba

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save, to protect”) + roba (“clothing, clothes”).


samotrace

it-noun

samotrace m or f by sense (plural samotraci)


sandolista

sandolista m or f by sense (masculine plural sandolisti, feminine plural sandoliste)

sandolisti (masculine plural)
sandoliste (feminine plural)


sassista

sassista m or f by sense (masculine plural sassisti, feminine plural sassiste)

sassisti (masculine plural)
sassiste (feminine plural)


saxista

saxista m or f by sense (masculine plural saxisti, feminine plural saxiste)

saxisti (masculine plural)
saxiste (feminine plural)


sbattiova

Verb-object compound, composed of sbatti (“to beat; to shake”) + ova (“eggs”).


raccolta fondi

it-noun

raccolta fondi m (plural raccolte fondi)


scaldabanchi

scaldabanchi m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scalda (“to heat, to warm”) + banchi (“desks”).

it-verb-obj

a careless schoolboy / girl who shows no interest in lessons


scaldaseggiole

it-noun

scaldaseggiole m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scalda (“to heat, to warm”) + seggiole (“chairs (Tuscany)”).


scampaforca

it-noun

scampaforca m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scampa (“to escape”) + forca (“gallows”).


scannapagnotte

it-noun

scannapagnotte m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scanna (“to slaughter”) + pagnotte (“round loaves”).


scannauomini

it-noun

scannauomini m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scanna (“to oppress through high prices”) + uomini (“men”).

it-verb-obj

scannare<t:to oppress through high prices>


Garcetti

English: Garcetti


Cotroni

English: Cotroni

French: Cotroni


schiccheracarte

it-noun

schiccheracarte m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of schicchera (“to scribble”) + carte (“papers”).


schiccherafogli

it-noun

schiccherafogli m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of schicchera (“to scribble”) + fogli (“sheets (of paper)”).


schistosoma

From New Latin Schistosoma, from Ancient Greek roots. By surface analysis, schisto- + -soma.


sciacquapiatti

it-noun

sciacquapiatti m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of sciacqua (“to rinse”) + piatti (“plates”).


sciaradista

it-noun

sciaradista m or f by sense (masculine plural sciaradisti, feminine plural sciaradiste)

sciaradisti (masculine plural)
sciaradiste (feminine plural)


sciupafamiglie

sciupafamiglie m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of sciupa (“to ruin, to spoil”) + famiglie (“families”).

it-verb-obj

homebreaker (who has a sexual relationship with a married person)


Mazzetti

→ English: Mazzetti


scopista

it-noun

scopista m or f by sense (masculine plural scopisti, feminine plural scopiste)

scopisti (masculine plural)
scopiste (feminine plural)

a person who plays "scopa" (the card game)


scoponista

scoponista m or f by sense (masculine plural scoponisti, feminine plural scoponiste)

scoponisti (masculine plural)
scoponiste (feminine plural)

a person who plays "scopone" (Italian card game)


scorticagatti

scorticagatti m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scortica (“to skin, to flay”) + gatti (“cats”).

it-verb-obj

(derogatory) an incapable doctor or surgeon


scorticavillani

it-noun

scorticavillani m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of scortica (“to skin, to flay”) + villani (“peasants”).


scritturista

it-noun

scritturista m or f by sense (masculine plural scritturisti, feminine plural scritturiste)

scritturisti (masculine plural)
scritturiste (feminine plural)


scuterista

scuterista m or f by sense (masculine plural scuteristi, feminine plural scuteriste)

scuteristi (masculine plural)
scuteriste (feminine plural)


sanderista

sanderista m or f by sense (masculine plural sanderisti, feminine plural sanderiste)

sanderisti (masculine plural)
sanderiste (feminine plural)


semiparassita

semiparassita m or f by sense (masculine plural semiparassiti, feminine plural semiparassite)

semiparassiti (masculine plural)
semiparassite (feminine plural)


semitista

semitista m or f by sense (masculine plural semitisti, feminine plural semitiste)

semitisti (masculine plural)
semitiste (feminine plural)


seratante

seratante m or f by sense (plural seratanti)


serraporta

Verb-object compound, composed of serra (“to close; to clamp”) + porta (“door”).


servigiale

it-noun

servigiale m or f by sense (plural servigiali)


settentrionalista

settentrionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural settentrionalisti, feminine plural settentrionaliste)

settentrionalisti (masculine plural)
settentrionaliste (feminine plural)


settimanalista

settimanalista m or f by sense (masculine plural settimanalisti, feminine plural settimanaliste)

settimanalisti (masculine plural)
settimanaliste (feminine plural)


settorista

settorista m or f by sense (masculine plural settoristi, feminine plural settoriste)

settoristi (masculine plural)
settoriste (feminine plural)

a specialist in a particular commercial sector


siceliota

siceliota m or f by sense (masculine plural sicelioti, feminine plural siceliote)

sicelioti (masculine plural)
siceliote (feminine plural)


siciliota

siciliota m or f by sense (masculine plural sicilioti, feminine plural siciliote)

sicilioti (masculine plural)
siciliote (feminine plural)


sicurvia

sicurvia f or m (masculine plural invariable, feminine plural sicurvie)

sicurvie (feminine plural)
securvia (alternative)

Blend of sicurezza (“safety, security”) + via (“way, street”).


singolista

it-noun

singolista m or f by sense (masculine plural singolisti, feminine plural singoliste)

singolisti (masculine plural)
singoliste (feminine plural)


sintogramma

the illuminated panel of a radio showing wavelengths and radio stations


socialcomunista

socialcomunista m or f by sense (masculine plural socialcomunisti, feminine plural socialcomuniste)

socialcomunisti (masculine plural)
socialcomuniste (feminine plural)

Socialist-Communist (united members of PCI and PSI during the second world war)


sociolinguista

sociolinguista m or f by sense (masculine plural sociolinguisti, feminine plural sociolinguiste)

sociolinguisti (masculine plural)
sociolinguiste (feminine plural)


sondriese

sondriese m or f by sense (plural sondriesi)


vedute ristrette

dice le solite banalità di chi ha vedute ristrette

(literally, “of one who has closed-mindedness”)

he says the typical banalities of a closed-minded person

(idiomatic) inward-looking perspective; closed-mindedness, parochialism, insularity


vedute strette

vedute ristrette
vedute ristrette#Italian


tagliasfoglia

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + sfoglia (“pastry”).


talpicida

it-adj

talpicida (masculine plural talpicidi, feminine plural talpicide)

talpicidi (masculine plural)
talpicide (feminine plural)


tangentista

it-noun

tangentista m or f by sense (masculine plural tangentisti, feminine plural tangentiste)

tangentisti (masculine plural)
tangentiste (feminine plural)


tassonomista

tassonomista m or f by sense (masculine plural tassonomisti, feminine plural tassonomiste)

tassonomisti (masculine plural)
tassonomiste (feminine plural)


telelavorista

telelavorista m or f by sense (masculine plural telelavoristi, feminine plural telelavoriste)

telelavoristi (masculine plural)
telelavoriste (feminine plural)


terminista

terminista m or f by sense (masculine plural terministi, feminine plural terministe)

terministi (masculine plural)
terministe (feminine plural)


termopolio

termopolio m (plural termopoli or termopolii)


rocca-fuoco

rocche-fuoco (plural)
roccaffuoco (alternative)

an incendiary device made of pitch, resin, and black powder wrapped in burlap (thermal weapon)


tiorbista

tiorbista m or f by sense (masculine plural tiorbisti, feminine plural tiorbiste)

tiorbisti (masculine plural)
tiorbiste (feminine plural)


tiracatena

Verb-object compound, composed of tira (“to pull”) + catena (“chain”).


tiravolista

it-noun

tiravolista m or f by sense (masculine plural tiravolisti, feminine plural tiravoliste)

tiravolisti (masculine plural)
tiravoliste (feminine plural)

From tiro a volo (“trapshooting”) + -ista.

trapshooter, skeet shooter, clay pigeon shooter


tisiatra

tisiatra m or f by sense (masculine plural tisiatri, feminine plural tisiatre)

tisiatri (masculine plural)
tisiatre (feminine plural)


torcibudella

Verb-object compound, composed of torci (“to twist”) + budella (“guts, intestines”).

it-verb-obj

strong, coarse alcoholic drink; indigestible food


tragediante

it-noun

tragediante m or f by sense (plural tragedianti)


trancista

trancista m or f by sense (masculine plural trancisti, feminine plural tranciste)

trancisti (masculine plural)
tranciste (feminine plural)


trapanista

trapanista m or f by sense (masculine plural trapanisti, feminine plural trapaniste)

trapanisti (masculine plural)
trapaniste (feminine plural)


trasfertista

trasfertista m or f by sense (masculine plural trasfertisti, feminine plural trasfertiste)

trasfertisti (masculine plural)
trasfertiste (feminine plural)


Lampariello

Lampariello is the corrective form of Lambariello, that could represent *L’ambariello, the diminutive of L’amaro, “the unfortunate one” (from L. amarus, “bitter”) or La Mari < Adimari, composed of the Germanic elements for “noble” and “fame.” On the other hand, It. dialectal lampara from a hypothetical *lampadara from It. lampada, "lantern," refers to night fishing with a blinding light source. In this sense, Lampariello could signify the "little night fisherman."


Chirco

From a variant of the personal name Ciriaco. Compare Chirico.

a surname transferred from the given name


trialista

trialista m or f by sense (masculine plural trialisti, feminine plural trialiste)

trialisti (masculine plural)
trialiste (feminine plural)


trincerista

trincerista m or f by sense (masculine plural trinceristi, feminine plural trinceriste)

trinceristi (masculine plural)
trinceriste (feminine plural)


trinciafoglia

Verb-object compound, composed of trincia (“to cut up”) + foglia (“leaf”).

it-verb-obj

leaf cutter (typically used to cut up mulberry leaves for silkworms)


tritapaglia

Verb-object compound, composed of trita (“to grind, to crush”) + paglia (“straw”).


trottapiano

it-noun

trottapiano m or f by sense (invariable)


turabuchi

Verb-object compound, composed of tura (“to plug”) + buchi (“holes”).


vendibubbole

it-noun

vendibubbole m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of vendi (“to see”) + bubbole (“lie, story”).


amministrativista

it-noun

amministrativista m or f by sense (masculine plural amministrativisti, feminine plural amministrativiste)

amministrativisti (masculine plural)
amministrativiste (feminine plural)


antiabrogazionista

antiabrogazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural antiabrogazionisti, feminine plural antiabrogazioniste)

antiabrogazionisti (masculine plural)
antiabrogazioniste (feminine plural)


apocalittista

apocalittista m or f by sense (masculine plural apocalittisti, feminine plural apocalittiste)

apocalittisti (masculine plural)
apocalittiste (feminine plural)


arbitraggista

arbitraggista m or f by sense (masculine plural arbitraggisti, feminine plural arbitraggiste)

arbitraggisti (masculine plural)
arbitraggiste (feminine plural)


bangioista

bangioista m or f by sense (masculine plural bangioisti, feminine plural bangioiste)

bangioisti (masculine plural)
bangioiste (feminine plural)


basilicatese

basilicatese m or f by sense (plural basilicatesi)


bioeticista

bioeticista m or f by sense (masculine plural bioeticisti, feminine plural bioeticiste)

bioeticisti (masculine plural)
bioeticiste (feminine plural)


eticista

eticista m or f by sense (masculine plural eticisti, feminine plural eticiste)

eticisti (masculine plural)
eticiste (feminine plural)


biogiurista

biogiurista m or f by sense (masculine plural biogiuristi, feminine plural biogiuriste)

biogiuristi (masculine plural)
biogiuriste (feminine plural)


bioinsetticida

bioinsetticida m (plural bioinsetticidi)


brandeburghese

brandeburghese m or f by sense (plural brandeburghesi)

Brandenburger (native or inhabitant of Brandenburg)


castracani

Verb-object compound, composed of castra (“to castrate, to neuter”) + cani (“dogs”).


cellularista

it-noun

cellularista m or f by sense (masculine plural cellularisti, feminine plural cellulariste)

cellularisti (masculine plural)
cellulariste (feminine plural)

(already, dated) a person who often uses a mobile phone


cepranese

cepranese m or f by sense (plural cepranesi)


chimista

chimista m or f by sense (masculine plural chimisti, feminine plural chimiste)

chimisti (masculine plural)
chimiste (feminine plural)


ciatella

ciatella m or f by sense (masculine plural ciatelli, feminine plural ciatelle)

ciatelli (masculine plural)
ciatelle (feminine plural)


coimese

coimese m or f by sense (plural coimesi)


diurnista

diurnista m or f by sense (masculine plural diurnisti, feminine plural diurniste)

diurnisti (masculine plural)
diurniste (feminine plural)


elegista

elegista m or f by sense (masculine plural elegisti, feminine plural elegiste)

elegisti (masculine plural)
elegiste (feminine plural)


eterocromosoma

eterocromosoma m (plural eterocromosomi)


smorzacandela

Verb-object compound, composed of smorza (“to extinguish”) + candela (“candle”).

it-verb-obj

(idiomatic, vulgar) cowgirl, cowgirl position


fisicista

it-noun

fisicista m or f by sense (masculine plural fisicisti, feminine plural fisiciste)

fisicisti (masculine plural)
fisiciste (feminine plural)


fissista

fissista m or f by sense (masculine plural fissisti, feminine plural fissiste)

fissisti (masculine plural)
fissiste (feminine plural)


folignese

folignese m or f by sense (plural folignesi)


frascatese

frascatese m or f by sense (plural frascatesi)

San Pietro Frascati
w:it:San Pietro Frascati

native or inhabitant of San Pietro Frascati


fruttarista

fruttarista m or f by sense (masculine plural fruttaristi, feminine plural fruttariste)

fruttaristi (masculine plural)
fruttariste (feminine plural)


sinecie

Borrowed from Ancient Greek (τὰ) Συνοίκια ((tà) Sunoíkia).

bor+

(τὰ) Συνοίκια

(Ancient Greece) a festival dedicated to Athena Polias


ipnotista

it-noun

ipnotista m or f by sense (masculine plural ipnotisti, feminine plural ipnotiste)

ipnotisti (masculine plural)
ipnotiste (feminine plural)


ironista

ironista m or f by sense (masculine plural ironisti, feminine plural ironiste)

ironisti (masculine plural)
ironiste (feminine plural)


islamofascista

islamofascista m or f by sense (masculine plural islamofascisti, feminine plural islamofasciste)

islamofascisti (masculine plural)
islamofasciste (feminine plural)


sottopezza

(textile manufacturing) a cloth that is wound at the same time as the fabric being processed


maglista

maglista m or f by sense (masculine plural maglisti, feminine plural magliste)

maglisti (masculine plural)
magliste (feminine plural)


mesoccone

mesoccone m or f by sense (plural mesocconi)


metodologista

metodologista m or f by sense (masculine plural metodologisti, feminine plural metodologiste)

metodologisti (masculine plural)
metodologiste (feminine plural)


nessese

nessese m or f by sense (plural nessesi)


neuroectoderma

neuroectoderma m (plural neuroectodermi)


governista

governista m or f by sense (masculine plural governisti, feminine plural governiste)

governisti (masculine plural)
governiste (feminine plural)

(politics, neologism) a supporter of the current government of a country


oleggese

oleggese m or f by sense (plural oleggesi)


oligodendrocita

oligodendrocita m (plural oligodendrociti)


ornavassese

ornavassese m or f by sense (plural ornavassesi)


ottista

ottista m or f by sense (masculine plural ottisti, feminine plural ottiste)

ottisti (masculine plural)
ottiste (feminine plural)


panerigista

panerigista m or f by sense (masculine plural panerigisti, feminine plural panerigiste)

panerigisti (masculine plural)
panerigiste (feminine plural)


spesa proletaria

spesa proletaria m (plural spese proletarie)

esproprio proletario
esproprio proletario#Italian

(politics) Synonym of esproprio proletario


ponteacchese

ponteacchese m or f by sense (plural ponteacchesi)


procenese

procenese m or f by sense (plural procenesi)


profarmaco

profarmaco m (plural profarmaci or (less common) profarmachi)

profarmaci (plural)
profarmachi (plural uncommon)


pulmanista

pulmanista m or f by sense (masculine plural pulmanisti, feminine plural pulmaniste)

pulmanisti (masculine plural)
pulmaniste (feminine plural)
pullmanista (alternative)


risorgimentista

risorgimentista m or f by sense (masculine plural risorgimentisti, feminine plural risorgimentiste)

risorgimentisti (masculine plural)
risorgimentiste (feminine plural)


salafita

salafita m or f by sense (masculine plural salafiti, feminine plural salafite)

salafiti (masculine plural)
salafite (feminine plural)


siderurgista

siderurgista m or f by sense (masculine plural siderurgisti, feminine plural siderurgiste)

siderurgisti (masculine plural)
siderurgiste (feminine plural)


somatista

somatista m or f by sense (masculine plural somatisti, feminine plural somatiste)

somatisti (masculine plural)
somatiste (feminine plural)


portacesta

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + cesta (“basket”).


suffragista

it-noun

suffragista m or f by sense (masculine plural suffragisti, feminine plural suffragiste)

suffragisti (masculine plural)
suffragiste (feminine plural)


tagliagole

Verb-object compound, composed of taglia (“to cut”) + gole (“throats”).

it-verb-obj

serial killer who slits the throats of their victims


supercriminale

it-noun

supercriminale m or f by sense (plural supercriminali)


tardoadolescente

tardoadolescente m or f by sense (plural tardoadolescenti)


televisorista

televisorista m or f by sense (masculine plural televisoristi, feminine plural televisoriste)

televisoristi (masculine plural)
televisoriste (feminine plural)


coprifiamma

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + fiamma (“flame”).


coprimacchia

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + macchia (“stain”).

small tablecloth that, in restaurants, is spread over the actual tablecloth to protect it from stains


copripresa

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + presa (“eletrical socket/outlet”).

electrical outlet covering, safety cover


coprisella

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + sella (“saddle”).

lining that covers the saddle of a bicycle or motorcycle; saddle covering


copritavola

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + tavola (“table”).


copritovaglia

Verb-object compound, composed of copri (“to cover”) + tovaglia (“tablecloth”).

cloth that covers the altar cloth when sacred functions are not being performed


urbisagliese

it-noun

urbisagliese m or f by sense (plural urbisagliesi)


acquafreddese

acquafreddese m or f by sense (plural acquafreddesi)


barzaghese

barzaghese m or f by sense (plural barzaghesi)


bregnanese

bregnanese m or f by sense (plural bregnanesi)


castagnolese

castagnolese m or f by sense (plural castagnolesi)


caslinese

caslinese m or f by sense (plural caslinesi)


chiavarese

chiavarese m or f by sense (plural chiavaresi)


Boiardi

English: Boyardee


dublinante

dublinante m or f by sense (plural dublinanti)

(neologism) asylum seeker who, after applying for protection in the first state according to the Dublin II Regulation of 2003, makes a new asylum request in another state and is re-routed to the first


fortunaghese

fortunaghese m or f by sense (plural fortunaghesi)


fossombronate

fossombronate m or f by sense (plural fossombronati)


latinese

latinese m or f by sense (plural latinesi)


lorsichese

lorsichese m or f by sense (plural lorsichesi)


mangiacrauti

mangiacrauti m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + crauti (“sauerkraut”).


mangiaspaghetti

it-noun

mangiaspaghetti m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of mangia (“to eat”) + spaghetti (“spaghetti”).


paesanese

it-noun

paesanese m or f by sense (plural paesanesi)


piubeghese

piubeghese m or f by sense (plural piubeghesi)


situazionista

situazionista m or f by sense (masculine plural situazionisti, feminine plural situazioniste)

situazionisti (masculine plural)
situazioniste (feminine plural)


sperimentalista

sperimentalista m or f by sense (masculine plural sperimentalisti, feminine plural sperimentaliste)

sperimentalisti (masculine plural)
sperimentaliste (feminine plural)


regole del gioco

Literally, “rules of the game”. Compare French règles du jeu.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see regole, del, gioco.


abbiatense

abbiatense m or f by sense (plural abbiatensi)

From Abbiate [Grasso] (obsolete spelling of Abbiategrasso) + -ense.


Simisso

medieval name of Samsun, a city of Turkey


avente diritto

avente diritto m or f by sense (plural aventi diritti)

Si tratta di un dato record, circa il 10% del totale dell'affluenza alle elezioni di quattro anni fa. In Florida hanno già votato più di due milioni di aventi diritto.

2020 October 15, “Usa, boom di elettori. 14 milioni di americani hanno già votato [US, elector boom. 14 million Americans have already voted]”, in la Repubblica:

This is a record figure, about 10% of the entire turnout in the election four years ago. In Florida, more than two million eligible voters have already voted.

(law) one who has a right to (something) as a matter of law; one entitled to


fuoriquota

(sports) athlete admitted to a team, notwithstanding a limitation such as age


vie traverse

(plural only) underhanded or devious means


da farsi

incerto sul da farsi

what to do, what is to be done, course of action


Fois

From a Sardinian nickname related to Latin bōs (“ox”).


Lancia

From lancia (“spear”), a metonymic occupational surname for an armorer or for a soldier who carried a spear.


Guastavillani

Verb-object compound, composed of guasta (“to ruin, to damage”) + villani (“peasants”).


Seccadenari

From seccare (“to dry, wither”) + denari (“money”).


Birago

a surname transferred from the place name


Cavalcabò

Verb-object compound, composed of cavalca (“to ride”) + bò (“ox”) (dialectal; compare bue).

bò<t:ox><qq:dialectal; compare <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">bue</i>>


orangista

it-noun

orangista m or f by sense (masculine plural orangisti, feminine plural orangiste)

orangisti (masculine plural)
orangiste (feminine plural)


Chiti

English: Chiti


atlanticista

atlanticista m or f by sense (masculine plural atlanticisti, feminine plural atlanticiste)

atlanticisti (masculine plural)
atlanticiste (feminine plural)


Confalonieri

From a variation of gonfaloniere (“standard-bearer”).


pilota di caccia

pilota di caccia m or f by sense (masculine plural piloti di caccia, feminine plural pilote di caccia)

piloti di caccia (masculine plural)
pilote di caccia (feminine plural)

Literally, “pilot of hunting”. Compare French pilote de chasse.


opinion leader

opinion leader m or f by sense (invariable)

Unadapted borrowing from English opinion leader.

ubor

Durante i primi mesi di campagna mi preoccupavo, almeno a livello subcosciente, di cosa pensassero gli opinion leader di Washington.

2020, Barack Obama, translated by Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, and Giuseppe Maugeri, Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

During the first few months of campaigning, I'd worried at least subconsciously about what Washington opinion makers thought.


opinion maker

it-noun

opinion maker m or f by sense (invariable)

Unadapted borrowing from English opinion maker.


fiutavento

which way the wind is blowing
which way the wind is blowing

(neologism, ironic) a person who knows "which way the wind is blowing"


gentista

it-noun

gentista m or f by sense (masculine plural gentisti, feminine plural gentiste)

gentisti (masculine plural)
gentiste (feminine plural)


giusprivatista

giusprivatista m or f by sense (masculine plural giusprivatisti, feminine plural giusprivatiste)

giusprivatisti (masculine plural)
giusprivatiste (feminine plural)

(law) civil (rather than criminal) lawyer


inciucista

inciucista m or f by sense (masculine plural inciucisti, feminine plural inciuciste)

inciucisti (masculine plural)
inciuciste (feminine plural)


tempi morti

Nei tempi morti, me ne stavo sempre più spesso chiuso in camera, a leggere, giocare a carte o guardare una partita in TV.

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 7, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

When I had downtime, I found myself spending it more often in my room—reading, playing cards, quietly watching a ball game on TV.


piattellista

piattellista m or f by sense (masculine plural piattellisti, feminine plural piattelliste)

piattellisti (masculine plural)
piattelliste (feminine plural)


Cuffaro

Borrowed from Sicilian Cuffaru, from cuffaru (“basket maker”).


Salemme

From Neapolitan Salemme, probably from Arabic سَلَام (salām, “peace”). Cfr. salamelecco. Doublet of Salemi and Sallemi.


Ferlito

Italianization of the Sicilian surname Sicilian Firritu, from Ferra (“Ferla”) + -itu (“inhabitational suffix”), from Ferula the first element, while the second is from the reminiscence of Latin -ītēs, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs). Doublet of ferlese.


protosocialista

it-noun

protosocialista m or f by sense (masculine plural protosocialisti, feminine plural protosocialiste)

protosocialisti (masculine plural)
protosocialiste (feminine plural)


pseudonazionalista

pseudonazionalista m or f by sense (masculine plural pseudonazionalisti, feminine plural pseudonazionaliste)

pseudonazionalisti (masculine plural)
pseudonazionaliste (feminine plural)


Degani

From decano (“dean, doyen”), through Venetan.


Agresti

A nickname for a peasant or countryman, from agreste (“rural, rustic”).


Occhipinti

From occhi (“eyes”) + pinti (“painted”).


saviglianese

saviglianese m or f by sense (plural saviglianesi)


seneghese

seneghese m or f by sense (plural seneghesi)


spaccaballe

spaccaballe m or f by sense (invariable)

Verb-object compound, composed of spacca (“to break”) + balle (“balls, testicles”).


stabiese

it-noun

stabiese m or f by sense (plural stabiesi)

Castellammare di Stabia
Castellammare di Stabia#English

native or inhabitant of Castellammare di Stabia


Piperno

From Latin Privernum. Doublet of Priverno.


strutturista

strutturista m or f by sense (masculine plural strutturisti, feminine plural strutturiste)

strutturisti (masculine plural)
strutturiste (feminine plural)


Maugeri

From the Sicilian surname Maugeri, from maugeri (“herdsman”).


teste di cuoio

Anche all'hotel le misure di sicurezza erano cambiate, con squadre di teste di cuoio in assetto di guerra schierate sulle scale.

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 9, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

Security had changed at the hotel as well, with armed SWAT teams deployed in the stairwells.


Bonafede

A nickname from bona (“good”) + fede (“faith”).


Rametta

Borrowed from Sicilian ramitta (“twig”), from rama (“branch”).


Saccavino

English: Saccavino

Perhaps from French sac à vin (“drunkard”).


vecchi tempi

Poi se ne andò anche Michelle, lasciando per qualche istante soli me, Marvin e Reggie, proprio come ai vecchi tempi.

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 10, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

Then it was Michelle's turn to go, leaving me, Marvin, and Reggie momentarily alone in a holding room, just like old times.


Savatteri

Borrowed from Sicilian Savatteri, Borrowed from Sicilian savatteri (“slipper maker”), from Sicilian savatta (“slipper”). Compare ciabatta.


Sette

See sette (“seven”), as in Sette Comuni ("seven comuni").


kapò

Borrowed from German Kapo, from Italian capo (“chief, boss”), from Vulgar Latin capus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Italic *kaput, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *káput.


Vieri

Patronymic surname from the personal name Viero, apheretic form of Oliviero.


Dell'Utri

Calque of the omonymous Sicilian surname, from Sicilian di l'utri (literally “related to goatskin”).


Isnardi

From the medieval personal name Isnardo.


Consoli

From the italianization of Sicilian Cùnzulu, a surname derived from cùnzulu (“consul”).

Consolo (alternative)
Cunsulo (alternative)
Cunsolo (alternative)
Cunzolo (alternative)
Di Cunzolo (alternative)
Di Consoli (alternative)
Consolino (alternative)


Montemurro

From Latin mōns (“mountain, mount”) + *murrum (“muzzle, snout; rocky mass, mound, hillock”).


Servidio

Verb-object compound, composed of servi (“to serve”) + Dio (“God”).


Abbaleo

From abba (“father, abbot”) + Leo (“a given name”).


Alafaci

From Greek ελαφάκι (elafáki, “fawn, young deer”).


Maffucci

English: Maffucci


Stato-balia

E se capitava di discutere della pressione fiscale troppo elevata o di come certe regole scoraggiassero l'innovazione, dello «Stato-balia» che minava l’iniziativa privata o di quanto fossero dispendiosi certi programmi, eravamo tutti consapevoli dei vantaggi di una società che perlomeno si sforzava di offrire un trattamento equo a tutti i suoi cittadini e di costruire una base solida sotto la quale nessuno potesse sprofondare.

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 12, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

And if we sometimes debated whether taxes were too high or certain regulations were discouraging innovation, whether the "nanny state" was sapping individual initiative or this or that program was wasteful, we generally understood the advantages of a society that at least tried to offer a fair shake to everyone and built a floor beneath which nobody could sink.


vu cumprà

An altering of vuoi comprare? (“do you want to buy?”), meant to sound non-native.

vucumprà (alternative)
vu' cumprà (alternative)

(colloquial) a street peddler, especially one of non-European origin


Azzarà

→ English: Azzara


Frigerio

From the Lombard name for the hackberry.


minus habens

it-noun

minus habens m or f by sense (plural minus habentes)

Unadapted borrowing from Latin minus habēns (literally “that has less, having less”).

ubor

ci vuole una bella tolla […] per venirci a dare un parere opposto! E chi ce lo dà? Un minus habens!

1893 October 5, Il divin salvatore, page 349:

It takes some nerve to come giving an opposing opinion! And who's the one giving it? A mentally challenged!

Lui era notoriamente un degenerato e un minus habens, tantochè gli sarebbe spettata la Corona, e viceversa tutta la famiglia imperiale cadde d'accordo ch'ei vi dovesse rinunciare a beneficio del figlio primogenito

1930, “La Nascita di Francesco Giuseppe e gli amori di Napoleone II e dell'Arciduchessa Sofia [The Birth of Franz Joseph, and the affairs of Napoleon II and the Archduchess Sophie]”, in Rivista di Roma politica, parlamentare, sociale, artistica, page 417:

Notoriously, he [Archduke Franz Karl of Austria] was a degenerate and mentally challenged, so much so that he was heir to the crown, but the whole imperial family agreed that he instead had to give it up to his first-born son

La nuova denominazione di «persona handicappata» […] esprime il nuovo modo di considerare l'alunno che presenta difficoltà di apprendimento o di relazione, il quale non viene più considerato al di fuori della normalità (anormale) o come un minus habens (minorato)

2006, Paolino Causin, Severino De Pieri, “La vera storia dell'integrazione scolastica degli alunni portatori di handicap [The true story of educational integration of disabled schoolchildren]”, in Disabili e rete sociale: modelli e buone pratiche di integrazione, page 205:

The new denomination of "handicapped person" expresses the new way of regarding the schoolchild with difficulties in learning, or forming relationships, who is no longer considered outside of normalcy (abnormal) or mentally challenged (impaired)

(euphemistic) an unintelligent or mentally challenged person


Bernardeschi

From Bernardo (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Bucolo

From Ancient Greek βουκόλος (boukólos, “cowsman”).

der

a male given name, equivalent to English Bucolus


né capo né coda

non avere né capo né coda
non avere né capo né coda#Italian

neither rhyme nor reason
rhyme or reason

(idiomatic) Only used in non avere né capo né coda (“to have neither rhyme nor reason”)


Della Robbia

From della + robbia (“madder”), probably because the ancestors were painters.


Portinari

From Late Latin portinarius, portonarius (“someone in charge of defending the gates of a city”).


Rondinelli

A nickname from a diminutive of rondine (“swallow”).


Calafiore

From the Sicilian surname Caliciuri, a surname derived from caulu (“cabbage”) + ciuri (“flower”). Compare Italian Caligiore and Caligiuri. Cognate with cavolfiore.

Caligiuri (alternative)
Caliciura (alternative)
Caligiore (alternative)


Davizzi

From the Italian given name Davizzo, variant of Davide.


bestsellerista

it-noun

bestsellerista m or f by sense (masculine plural bestselleristi, feminine plural bestselleriste)

bestselleristi (masculine plural)
bestselleriste (feminine plural)


cartoonista

cartoonista m or f by sense (masculine plural cartoonisti, feminine plural cartooniste)

cartoonisti (masculine plural)
cartooniste (feminine plural)


cattivista

cattivista m or f by sense (masculine plural cattivisti, feminine plural cattiviste)

cattivisti (masculine plural)
cattiviste (feminine plural)


pidiota

pidiota m or f by sense (masculine plural pidioti, feminine plural pidiote)

pidioti (masculine plural)
pidiote (feminine plural)


sovranista

sovranista m or f by sense (masculine plural sovranisti, feminine plural sovraniste)

sovranisti (masculine plural)
sovraniste (feminine plural)


lendinarese

lendinarese m or f by sense (plural lendinaresi)


quarantacinquenne

quarantacinquenne m or f by sense (plural quarantacinquenni)


tracciaevento

Verb-object compound, composed of traccia (“to trace”) + evento (“event”).


Lograsso

From lo (“the”) + grasso (“fat”), a nickname for a stout and corpulent man.


Candiotto

Borrowed from Venetan candiotto or candioto (“Cretan, of or from Candia”), an ethnic surname.

a surname from Venetan [in turn originating as an ethnonym]


Gabrielleschi

From Gabriele (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Cannavaro

Borrowed from Sicilian Cannavaru, from Sicilian cannavaru (“one who handles cànnava”).


Piccardo

From piccardo (“inhabitant of Picardy”).


Degan

Borrowed from Venetan degan (“dean”), an occupational surname. Compare Italian decano (“dean”).

a surname from Venetan [in turn originating as an occupation]


Di Virgilio

→ English: DiVirgilio


Carnesecchi

From carne (“flesh, meat”) + secca (“dry”), an occupational surname for a butcher.


Zantedeschi

→ Translingual: Zantedeschia


La Russa

From the Sicilian surname La Russa (“The She-redhead”), from russu (“red”).


Ciaravolo

Italianization of Sicilian Ciaràvulu, variant form of ciraulu (“snake charmer”). Doublet of Ceraulo.


Cirilli

Patronymic derived from the given name Cirillo.


Coccimiglio

Sicilian: Cuccimigghiu

Readaptation of a substrate loan from Sicilian cuccumeli:
* from an unattested Medieval Greek *κοκκυμήλιον (*kokkumḗlion), ultimately from κοκκύμηλον (kokkúmēlon, “plum”), from κόκκῠξ (kókkŭx, “cuckoo”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, any fruit from a tree”);
* from κοκκύμηλον (kokkúmēlon) with influence from meli;
* alternatively from κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed, kernel”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple, any fruit from a tree”) (cfr. Κώκαλος (Kṓkalos) for the first element).
Possibly cognate with Greek Κουκουμέλης (Koukoumélis).


Codispoti

Calabrian surname from Greek οικοδεσπότης (oikodespótis, “host”).

der

οικοδεσπότης


Colombrita

Perhaps from Ancient Greek κολυμβήθρα (kolumbḗthra, “reservoir, cistern”).


Lo Giudice

Italianized from Sicilian Lu Jùdici, lu (“the”) + jùdici (“judge”).


De Fino

→ English: Defino


portafango

Verb-object compound, composed of porta (“to carry”) + fango (“mud”).


Capitano

Occupational surname, from capitano (“captain”).


Lepre

From lepre (“hare”), nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person.


Cattelan

From Venetan catełan (“Catalan, from Catalonia”), in reference to the origins of the people it was first given to. Doublet of catalano and Catalano.


Aricò

→ English: Arico


Fanara

Sicilian occupational surname from Greek φαναράς (fanarás, “lampmaker”), from φανός (fanós, “torch, lamp”).


Marieschi

From Mario (a masculine given name) + -eschi (plural form of the relation-forming suffix -esco).


Marchionne

From an old variant of Melchiorre. Compare Neapolitan Melchionna.


Mastronardi

From mastro (“mister”) + Nardi (“an Italian surname”).


metallurgo

it-noun

metallurgo m (plural metallurghi or metallurgi)

metallurghi (plural)
metallurgi (plural)


Giacomini

Patronymic derived from a hypocoristic form Giacomo + -ino.


Di Grazia

→ English: Digrazia


Buonamici

From buoni (“good”) + amici (“friends”).


Lazzari

Patronymic surname from the personal name Lazzaro.


Orrico

Patronymic surname derived from a variant of the Italian given name Ulrico.


Di Mascio

→ English: Dimascio


Liistro

From the Sicilian surname Lijistru, from lijistru (“privet”).


Candreva

Borrowed from Albanian Kandreva, a surname found in Falconara Albanese, one of the epicentres of the Arbëreshë community in Calabria.


Nannini

→ English: Nannini

Portuguese: Nanini

Spanish: Nanini

English: Nanini

desc

→ Chinese: 南尼尼 (Nánníní) (transliteration)


mezzi termini

Quando una volta gli chiesero a quali convegni fuori città potessero partecipare i funzionari dell'amministrazione, rispose senza mezzi termini: «Se è qualcosa di potenzialmente divertente, non ci potete andare».

2020, Barack Obama, chapter 22, in Chicca Galli, Paolo Lucca, Giuseppe Maugeri, transl., Una terra promessa [A Promised Land], Garzanti Libri:

When asked once what sort of out-of-town conferences were OK for administration officials to attend, his response was short and to the point: "If it sounds fun, you can't go."

cautious, reticent, or evasive expressions; mincing of words


Masala

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost settlement in Sardinia.


Colussi

From the Friulian and Venetan pet names for “Nick”. By surface analysis, Nicola (“Nicholas”) + -uccio (diminutive suffix). Doublet of the Southern surname Colucci, derived analogously from a previous Nicolucci.


Zedda

Perhaps from Sardinian zedda (“cellar”), used to indicate the profession of an innkeeper.


Corongiu

Perhaps a habitational surname for someone who lived near a rocky place.


Lodde

A nickname, from Sardinian lodde (“fox”).


Deplano

Surname denoting someone living in a plain. Compare Latin planus (“flat, even”).


Nieddu

Borrowed from Sardinian nieddu (“black”).


Crobu

Perhaps from Sardinian crobu (“crow”) or from a local placename.


Sedda

From a local placename in Sardinia, which can be translated as "top of a mountain".


Berrettini

From a diminutive of berretto (“beanie, cap”), probably a nickname for a maker of caps or for someone who used to wear one.


Delogu

Perhaps from Sardinian de (“of”) + logu (“place”).


Starace

Southern Italian surname, from the Greek personal name Σταυράκης (Stavrákis), a diminutive of Σταύρος (Stávros).


Casiraghi

Habitational surname for someone from Casirago, a village in the province of Lecco.


Nauclerio

Occupational surname, from Latin nauclērius (“ship's captain”).


Marongiu

From Sardinian marongiu (“the act of hoeing”), from marra (“hoe, digging tool”).


Nasta

From a reduced form of the personal name Anastasio.

a surname transferred from the given name


Trudu

From Sardinian trudu (“thrush”). Compare tordo (“thrush”).


Nazzari

Patronymic surname, from the personal name Nazzaro.


Uccheddu

From Sardinian uccheddu (“eyelet”). Compare occhiello.


Segré

Alternative form of Segre: a Jewish surname


Chirigu

From a Sardinian personal name similar to Italian Chirico.


Atzori

Perhaps from Spanish azor (“goshawk”) or, more probably, from a lost Sardinian toponym.


Nuciforo

Patronymic surname, from a variant of the given name Niceforo.


quattrenne

it-noun

quattrenne m or f by sense (plural quattrenni)


Schena

Probably from a regional variant of schiena (“back”), perhaps a topographic surname for someone who lived near a rise or bump on the ground.


Deidda

From de (“of; from”) + idda, clipping of Sardinian bidda (“town, hamlet”).


Ciccu

A Sardinian patronymic surname, probably derived from an hypocoristic form of the personal name Francesco.


Matzeu

Probably a Sardinian variant of the surname Mazzeo.


Siddu

Perhaps from Sardinian siddu (“seal”). Compare sigillo.


Aufiero

Neapolitan variant of the surname Alfieri.