Italian words in english
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- cameo
- gem or medallion cut in relief, the carved figure porojecting from its background; brief role played by a prominent actor; brief piece of brilliant film or writing
- campanile
- bell tower
- canto
- one of the chief divisions of a long poem
- chiaroscuro
- distribution and treatment of light and shade in painting or sketching; painting or drawing that uses only light and shade
- cupola
- rounded roof; dome; small dome or tower on a roof
- fresco
- art of painting with watercolors on damp fresh plaster; picture or design so painted
- intaglio
- design engraved by making cuts in a surface, into which the incised figure is sunk
- majolica
- enameled Italian pottery richly decorated in colors
- mezzanine
- intermediate story in a theater between the main floor and the first balcony
- mezzotint
- picture engraved on copper or steel by polishing or scraping away parts of a roughened surface
- patina
- film or incrustation, usually green, on th e surface of old bronze or copper; any such coating on something old
- portico
- roof supported by columns, forming a porch or a covered walk
- rialto
- marketplace; theater district
- rotunda
- round building, especially one with a dome or cupola; large round room
- stucco
- plaster made of cement, sand and lime for covering exterior walls of buildings
- tempera
- method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances, instead of oil
- terra-cotta
- hard clay used for vases, roofing, statuettes, etc. reddish-brown or brownish-orange color
- torso
- trunk or body of a statue without head, arms or legs; human trunk
- buffo
- male singer who plays a comic role in an opera; buffoon; clown
- cognoscente
- person having a surperior knowledge of a field; expert connoisseur
- dilettante
- dabbler in an art or field; art lover
- diva
- principal female singer in an opera; prima donna
- impresario
- organizer or director of an opera or ballet company or a concert series; manager; promoter
- inamorata
- woman that one loves
- inamorato
- man that one loves
- maestro
- eminent conductor, composer or teacher of music; master in an art
- mountebank
- boastful pretneder; charlatan; quack
- politico
- politician
- prima donna
- principal female singer in an opera; extremely high-strung, vain or sensitive person
- simpatico
- possessing attractive qualities; appealing; likable; congenial
- virtuoso
- one who exhibits great technical skill in an art
- dolce far niente
- delightful idleness
- fiasco
- crash; complete or ridiculous failure
- imbroglio
- difficult situation; complicated disagreement
- incognito
- with one's identity concealed; disguised state
- vendetta
- feud for blood revenge
- antipasto
- appetizer consisting of fish, meats, hors d'oeuvres
- Chianti
- dry, red Italian wine
- gusto
- liking or taste; hearty enjoyment
- pasta
- paste or dough; dish of cooked pasta
- pizza
- pi of flattened dough topped then baked
- alfresco
- in the open air; outdoor
- bravo
- shout applauding an excellent performance
- gondola
- boat used in the canals of Venice
- grotto
- cave
- piazza
- town square or open market; veranda; porch
- portfolio
- briefcase; position or duties of a cabinet member or minister of state; collection