Today's word is CONTADINO, Italian for a peasant.
Featuring author Fred Plotkin.
Parole Parole
Launched in 2017, Parole Parole is our home-made web series. Every week, we present an Italian word, be it old, new, out of use, impossible to translate, strange, quintessentially Italian, or used all around the world. It features famous guests of Casa Italiana, as well as students, professors and Casa members.
Parole Parole: "Contadino"
Parole Parole: "Sbattimento"
Today's word is SBATTIMENTO, meaning an annoyance.
Parole Parole: "Bagnomaria"
Today's word is BAGNOMARIA, the practice of preparing something in a pot by placing it within a...
Parole Parole: "Allora"
Today's word is ALLORA, literally "at that time," but now enriched by many different meanings....
Parole Parole: "Delirare"
Today's word is DELIRARE, which means "to go crazy."
Parole Parole: "Mah"
Today's word is MAH, an expressive syllable that is erroneously translated as "well."
Parole Parole: "Dialetto"
Today's word is DIALETTO, Italian for dialect.
Featuring NYU Alumnus Conner Drennen.
Parole Parole: "Selva"
Today's word is SELVA. Italian for wilderness, or a dense wood.
Parole Parole: "Farlocco"
Today's word is FARLOCCO, Italian for a thief or a forgery.
Parole Parole: "Estro"
Today's word is ESTRO, the creative surge needed when searching for inspiration.
Parole Parole: "Magnifico"
Today's word is MAGNIFICO, "magnificent" in Italian, also used to address presidents of...
Parole Parole: "Sprovvisto"
Today's word is SPROVVISTO, that can mean something that is missing, but can also be used in a...
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