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  2. Caffè d'orzo - Wikipedia

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    In Italy caffè d'orzo is made in traditional Italian espresso machines in cafes. Italian families tend, instead, to make it using an orziera, a special moka pot adapted to barley. During World War II and in the post-war era, caffè d'orzo and chicory became popular substitutes for coffee, which was expensive due to rationing and food shortages ...

  3. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    (song) to be danced to Battaglia: battle: An instrumental or vocal piece suggesting a battle Bergamasca: from Bergamo: A peasant dance from Bergamo: Burletta: a little joke: A light comic or farcical opera Cabaletta: from copola (couplet) A two-part musical form Cadenza: falling: A florid solo at the end of a performance Cantata: sung: A piece ...

  4. Prisencolinensinainciusol - Wikipedia

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    The song is intended to sound to its Italian audience as if it is sung in English spoken with an American accent; however, the lyrics are deliberately unintelligible gibberish. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Andrew Khan, writing in The Guardian , later described the sound as reminiscent of Bob Dylan 's output from the 1980s.

  5. Glossary of Italian music - Wikipedia

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    buiasche: A kind of polyphonic song from the village of Bogli [9] butunada: A song form peculiar to Rovigno [1] camminareccia: A piece of wedding music in the sonata per la sposa of Alta Sabina [1] canzone a ballo: A dance song [2] canzone Italiana: Italian song [2] canzone Napoletana: A kind of popular song from Naples, Neapolitan song [9]

  6. Coffee in Italy - Wikipedia

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    Caffè (pronounced) is the Italian word for coffee and probably originates from Kaffa (Arabic: قهوة, romanized: Qahwa), [4] the region in Ethiopia where coffee originated. The Muslims first used and distributed it worldwide from the port of Mocha in Yemen, after which the Europeans named it mokka . [ 5 ]

  7. Orzo - Wikipedia

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    There are many different ways to serve orzo. It can be an ingredient in soup, [6] including avgolemono, a Greek soup, [7] and in Italian soups, such as minestrone. It can also be part of a salad, a pilaf, or giouvetsi, or baked in a casserole. [8] [4] It can also be boiled and lightly fried, to create a dish similar to risotto. [citation needed ...

  8. Santa Lucia (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Santa Lucia" (Italian: [ˈsanta luˈtʃiːa], Neapolitan: [ˈsandə luˈʃiːə]) is a traditional Neapolitan song. It was translated by Teodoro Cottrau (1827–1879) from Neapolitan into Italian and published by the Cottrau firm, as a barcarola, in Naples in 1849, during the first stage of the Italian unification. Significantly, it is the ...

  9. 'O sole mio - Wikipedia

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    O sole mio" (Neapolitan pronunciation: [o ˈsoːlə ˈmiːə]) is a well-known Neapolitan song written in 1898. Its Neapolitan-language lyrics were written by Giovanni Capurro and the music was composed by Eduardo di Capua (1865–1917) and Alfredo Mazzucchi (1878–1972). [2]