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Lingua franca (Italian lingua Franca, 'Frankish language', its usage to mean a common tongue originated from its meaning in Arabic and Greek during the Middle Ages, whereby all Western Europeans were called 'Franks' or Faranji in Arabic and Phrankoi in Greek) [4] [5] Motto (Italian motto 'word') [6] Novel (Italian novella 'tale') Ottava rima
The Accademia della Crusca (Italian: [akkaˈdɛːmja della ˈkruska]; lit. ' Academy of the Bran '), generally abbreviated as La Crusca, is a Florence-based society of scholars of Italian linguistics and philology. It is one of the most important research institutions of the Italian language, [1] as well as the oldest linguistic academy in the ...
Italian term Literal translation Definition A cappella: in chapel style: Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing Aria: air: Piece of music, usually for a singer Aria di sorbetto: sorbet air: A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera Arietta: little air: A short or light aria Arioso: airy A type of solo ...
The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]
This is a glossary of words related to the Mafia, primarily the Sicilian Mafia and Italian American Mafia. administration: the top-level "management" of an organized crime family -- the boss, underboss and consigliere. [1] associate: one who works with mobsters, but has not been asked to take the vow of Omertà; an almost confirmed, or made guy ...
Pages from an 1859 libretto for Ernani, with the original Italian lyrics, English translation and musical notation for one of the arias Sometimes the libretto is written in close collaboration with the composer; this can involve adaptation, as was the case with Rimsky-Korsakov and his librettist Vladimir Belsky , or an entirely original work.
A sign in Venetian reading "Here Venetian is also spoken" Distribution of Romance languages in Europe. Venetian is number 15. Venetian, [7] [8] also known as wider Venetian or Venetan [9] [10] (łengua vèneta [ˈɰeŋɡwa ˈvɛneta] or vèneto), is a Romance language spoken natively in the northeast of Italy, [11] mostly in Veneto, where most of the five million inhabitants can understand it.
Stregheria (Italian pronunciation: [streɡeˈriːa]) is a neo-pagan tradition similar to Wicca, with Italian and Italian American origins. [1] While most practitioners consider Stregheria to be a distinct tradition from Wicca, some academics consider it to be a form of Wicca or an offshoot. Both have similar beliefs and practices.