From My Tuscan Window |
| Appendix Glossary |
| Alpi Apuane: Apuanian Alps Alto: Upper or high as in Gioviano Alto Arriverderci : Goodbye for now Auguri: Best Wishes Babbo Natale: Father Christmas Befana: Old woman who brings presents to children on Epiphany Bella: Beautiful Bottega: Store Brutto: Bad or ugly as in Brutto Tempo (Bad Weather) Buon Giorno: Good Day Buona Notte: Good Night Buona Sera: Good Afternoon or Evening Camposanto: Cemetery Cane: Dog Cantina: Cellar or downstairs storeroom Capanna: Cabin or hut Cappuccino: Coffee mixed with hot foamy milk Carrozzina: Golf cart, also baby buggy Casa: House Casetta: Little house Castello: Castle Centro Commerciale: Shopping center Ci Vediamo: We will see each other again Cinghiali: Wild pigs Città: City Fabbro: Smith Farro: Spelt Forestieri: Foregners, outsiders, people not born in a particular village Gabinetto: Toilet Gelateria: Ice cream shop Loggia: Open gallery, arcaded balcony Longobardi: The Lombards, Longobards, a tribe, etc. Orrido: Canyon Ortensia: Hydrangea Orto: Garden Palazzi: Palaces Piano: Lower, as in Piano di Gioviano Pozzo Nero: Cesspool Rondini: Swallows Scuola: School Stemma: Crest, coat of arms Tarli: Wood-eating worms Teatro: Theatre Tedeschi: Germans Terrazza: Terrace Terremoto: Earthquake |
| Updated December 22, 2009 |
| Copyright 2005-2009 George H. Russell |
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