Italian

acciaccare (Italian) 'to crush, pound': ACCIACCATURA.

aggio (Italian) 'exchange, premium': AGIO, AGIOTAGE. Du agio. It aggio. F agio.

attaccare (Old Italian) 'to attach, join, join battle' (< Gmc < *steg-1): ATTACK. G attackieren.

avosetta (Italian), kind of bird: AVOCET. F avocette.

balcone (Old Italian) 'scaffold' (< Gmc < *bhelg-): BALCONY. G Balkon. It balcone. F balcon.

Baldacco, Italian form of Bagdâd 'Baghdad': BALDACHIN. G Baldachin.

bambo (Italian) 'silly, stupid' (*baba-): BAMBINO.

bandire (Italian) 'to proclaim, proscribe, banish' (< Gmc < *bhâ-2): BANDIT. G Bandit. It bandire, bandito. F bandit.

breccia (Italian) 'breccia' (< Gmc < *bhreg-): BRECCIA.

briga (Old Italian) 'strife': BRIGADE. G Brigade. It briga, brigata. F brigade.

brillare (Italian) 'to shine': BRILLIANT.

brio (Italian) 'vivacity' (< Celtic < *gwerª-2): BRIO.

bronzo (Italian) 'bronze': BRONZE. G Bronze. It bronzo. F bronze.

brusco (Italian) 'butcher's brrom': BRISK, BRUSQUE. G brüsk. It brusco. F brusque. Sp brusco. Pg brusco.

buffare (Italian) 'to puff,' buffo 'puff, gust': BUFFOON, REBUFF.

burino (Italian) 'burin': BURIN.

burla (Italian) 'ridicule, joke, fun': BURLESQUE.

busco (Italian) 'splinter' (< *busk-): BUSK.

busto (Italian) 'sculpture of the upper body': BUST. G Büste. F buste. It busto.

cammeo (Italian) 'cameo': CAMEO.

camorra (Italian) 'frock': CAMORRA.

caruso (Italian) 'shaved head': CAROUSEL.

concertare (Old Italian) 'to bring into agreement, harmonize': CONCERT, CONCERTINA, CONCERTINO.

dandolare (Italian) 'to dandle, swing': DANGLE.

francolino (Italian) 'francolin': FRANCOLIN.

fregata (Italian) 'frigate': FRIGATE. G Fregatte. It fregata. F frégate.

garbo (Italian) 'grace, elegance of dress' (*garwian): GARB.

gargenei (dial.) (Italian) 'garganey': GARGANEY.

ghetto (Italian) 'ghetto': GHETTO.

gnocco (Italian) 'knot in wood' (< Gmc < *gen-): GNOCCHI.

goffo (Italian) 'awkward': GOOF.

gondola (Venetian) (Italian) 'roll, rock': GONDOLA.

gonfalone (Italian) 'standard' (< Gmc < *gwhen-1 + *pan-): GONFALON.

grappa (Italian), dial. 'vine stem' (*ger-2): GRAPPA.

gruppo (Italian) 'an assemblage' (*ger-2): GROUP.

imboscare (Old Italian) 'to ambush': AMBUSCADE.

imboscata (Italian) 'ambuscade': AMBUSCADE.

lista (Old Italian) 'border, strip of paper, list' (< Gmc < *leizd-): LIST. G Liste.

maccarone (obs.) (Italian) 'macaroni, macaroon': MACARONI, MACARONIC, MACAROON.

marcare (Old Italian) 'to mark out' (< Gmc < *merg-): DEMARCATION.

marzapane (Italian) 'marzipan': MARCHPANE, MARZIPAN. G Marzipan.

maschera (Italian) 'mask': MASCARA, MASK, MASQUE, MASQUERADE.

muffa (Italian) 'mustiness': MOFETTE.

-occio (Italian), aug. suffix: BRAGGADOCCI.

parrucca, perrucca (Italian) 'head of hair, wig': PERUKE.

pazzo (Italian) 'madman, fool': CROSSPATCH.

petecchia (Italian) 'skin spot': PETECHIA.

piccolo (Italian) 'small': PICCOLO.

pizza (Old Italian) 'a point': PIZZICATO.

regatta, regata (Venetian) 'gondola race': REGATTA.

riga (Italian) 'line' (< Gmc < *rei-1): RIGATONI. Cf. G Riege.

rocca (Italian) 'distaff' (< Gmc < *ruk-1): ROCKET. G Rakete.

rubare (Italian) 'to rob': RUBATO.

ruffia, roffia (Italian) 'scab, filth': RUFFIAN.

saffiore (Italian) 'safflower': SAFFLOWER.

sala (Italian) 'hall, room' (< Gmc < *sel-1): SALON, SALOON. G Salon.

salsifica (Italian), obs. 'salsify': SALSIFY.

scaglia (Italian) 'chip' (< Gmc < *skel-1): SCAGLIOLA.

scampi (Italian) 'scampi': SCAMPI.

scarpa (Italian) 'a steep slope': SCARP.

schifo (Italian) 'ship, skiff' (*skipam): SKIFF.

smalto (Italian) 'melted glass' (< Gmc < *mel-1): SMALT.

spago (Italian) 'string': SPAGHETTI.

spiccare (Italian) 'to separate': SPICCATO.

spione (Old Italian) 'spy' (< Gmc < *spek-): ESPIONAGE. G Spion.

stallo (Old Italian) 'stall' (< Gmc < *stel-): PEDESTAL.

stucco (Old Italian) 'stucco' (< Gmc < *steu-): STUCCO.

tarocco (Italian) 'tarot': TAROT.

tiorba (Italian) 'theorbo': THEORBO.

trafficare (Old Italian) 'to trade': TRAFFIC.

trampoli (Italian) 'stilts' (< Gmc < *der-1): TRAMPOLINE.

trillare (Italian) 'to trill': TRILL.

vogare (Old Italian) 'to row' (< Gmc < *wegh-): VOGUE.

zabaglione, zabaione (Italian) 'zabaglione' (prob. < Illyrian < *sab-): ZABAGLIONE.

zappa (Old Italian) 'an undermining': SAP.

zibellion (Old Italian) 'sable': ZIBELINE.

ziti (Italian) 'ziti': ZITI.