ca

Inherited from Latin casa. Compare Italian casa, Lombard cà.


union

Borrowed from Late Latin ūniō, ūniōnem (“oneness, unity”), from Latin ūnus (“one”).


vita

From Latin vīta, from Proto-Italic *gʷītā, possibly a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wo-teh₂, from the root *gʷeyh₃- (“to live”).


montagna

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin montānia, a collective based on Latin montem.


dent

From Latin dēns, dentem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts, *h₃dónts.


pais

Inherited from Late Latin pāgēnsis. Compare Italian paese, French pays

montagne dël me pais


tut

From Vulgar Latin tōttus, alteration of Latin tōtus.


argent

Ultimately inherited from Latin argentum n.
Compare cognates Occitan argent m, Catalan argent m, Friulian arint m, Lombard arsgent, Italian argento m, and French argent m.


bosch

Vulgar Latin boscus, from Germanic *busk

na tàula `d bòsch


tragedia

From Latin tragoedia, from Ancient Greek τρᾰγῳδῐ́ᾱ (tragōidíā), from τρᾰ́γος (trágos, “male goat”) + ᾠδή (ōidḗ, “song”).


strut

From the past participle of dëstrue (“to melt, destroy”), from Vulgar Latin *destrugo (“I destroy”).


luv

For Vulgar Latin *lūpus instead of the attested Latin lupus (which would have given **lov, compare Ligurian lô, Lombard lov/loff or Venetan lovo), also reflected by Italian lupo, perhaps imitative of the wolf's howling.

onomatopoeic

imitative


mur

From Latin mūrum, accusative singular of mūrus.


eva

From Latin aqua. Compare French eau, Romansch ava, ova.


bagna càuda

bagna cauda (dip made from anchovies, olive oil and garlic)


sità

Inherited from Late Latin cīvitātem (“city”).


velen

Ultimately from Latin venēnum. In this form, perhaps borrowed from Italian veleno.


foresta

Derived from Early Medieval Latin foresta.


lenga

From Latin lingua, from Old Latin dingua, from Proto-Italic *denɣwā, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s.


mineur

Borrowing from French mineur.
The inherited form is mënào


ridò

curtain (woven fabric to cover, e.g., windows)


ceia

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin clēta.


anciova

[ɑ̈ŋˈt͡ʃʊ(ʋ)ɑ̈]

From Ligurian anciôa, from Vulgar Latin *apiuva, from Latin aphyē (“small fry”), from Ancient Greek ἀφύη (aphúē).


rava

From Latin rāpa, neuter plural of rāpum, reinterpreted as a feminine singular.


mison

From Latin mansiō (“abode, home, dwelling”).


scòla

From Latin schola (“school”), from Ancient Greek σχολή (skholḗ).


cadrega

From Vulgar Latin cathégra (attested in Pompeiian inscriptions), variant of Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kathédrā, “chair of a teacher, throne”), from κᾰτᾰ́ (katá, “down”) + ἕδρᾱ (hédrā, “seat”). Compare Lombard cadrega, Romansch chadregia, Ladin cariega, and Venetan carega.


monsù

From French monsieur, from mon (“my”, from Middle French mon, from Old French mun, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin mum, a reduced variant of Latin meum, nominative neuter singular of meus) + sieur (“sir”, from the oblique case of Old French sire, from Vulgar Latin *seior, from Latin senior (“older, elder”)).

compound

mister, sir (a title or form of address for a man)


poj

From French pou (“louse”), from Latin pedīculus (“louse”).


piat

From Italian piatto (“dish”), from Vulgar Latin *plattus, from Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús, “broad, flat”).


fojòt

A terracotta pot, with a space underneath for a heater, used to make bagna cauda or fonduta.


bonet

From Middle French bonet (Modern French bonnet), from Old French bonet (“material from which hats are made”), from Frankish *bunni (“that which is bound”), from Proto-Germanic *bundiją (“bundle”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). Cognate with English bonnet, Norman bannète and Portuguese boné.

(by extension) A sort of rounded cake mold.

A traditional Piedmontese pudding prepared with cocoa and amaretti.


bondon

Ultimately from Gaulish *bunda, feminine form of *bundos (“bottom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰudʰ-, *bʰudʰmḗn. Cognate with French bondon.


tajarin

→ Catalan: tallarí

→ Italian: tajarin

→ Portuguese: talharim

→ Spanish: tallarín

From the root of tajé (“to cut”) + -in (noun-forming diminutive suffix).

af

(chiefly in the plural) taglierini, tagliolini (pasta thinner than tagliatelle)

(particularly) A type of it that is thicker than capellini, traditionally served with meat sauces; a dish of Langhe and Montferrat.


milsa

From Lombardic or Old High German milza, from Proto-West Germanic *miltijā, *meltā, from Proto-Germanic *meltǭ. Cognate with German Milz, English milt.


zòna

From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē).


giaj

From Latin gagāten, accusative singular of gagātes (“jet”), from Ancient Greek Γαγάτης (Gagátēs, “lignite; jet; literally ‘stone of Gagas’”).


euv

Inherited from Vulgar Latin (*)ŏvum, from Classical Latin ōvum.


miraj

From Vulgar Latin *mīrāculum (“mirror”), a noun based on Latin mīrārī (“gaze at”).


ciav

From Latin clavis. Compare Portuguese chave and Venetan ciave.


còrp

From Latin corpus ("body"). Compare to Lombard còrp, Italian corpo, Spanish cuerpo, Catalan cos, French corps, Romanian corp, Friulian cuarp.


frèid

From Latin frīgidus (“cold”) (through a syncopated Vulgar Latin or Late Latin form frigdus, fricdus, attested in the Appendix Probi, or fridus, on a Pompeian inscription).


bicerin

From bicer (“glass, cup”) + -in (diminutive suffix). Compare Italian bicchierino.

af

un bicerin ëd vin

ël bicerin a l'é na beivanda piemontèisa

A Turinese beverage made of espresso, hot chocolate, and milk.


figlol

From Latin filiolus, diminutive from fīlius (“son”) + -olus.


pitor

Inherited from Latin pictor, pictōrem (“painter”).


brusson

bilberry, whortleberry, blueberry, bearberry, cranberry, lingonberry, cowberry, huckleberry; a plant of the genus Vaccinium

a fruit of a plant of the genus Vaccinium


giassa

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *glacium/a, from Latin glaciēs.


s-ciòp

Compare Italian schioppo, Venetan s-ciòpo.

ël motor a s-ciòp

ël s-ciòp ëd la prima guèra mondial


guèra

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin werra. Compare Italian guerra, Venetan guèra.

la prima guèra mondial