Today's word is NEPOTISMO, like its English equivalent "nepotism" it finds historic roots in the...
Parole Parole
Launched in 2017, Parole Parole is our home-made web series. Every week, we present an Italian word, be it old, new, out of use, impossible to translate, strange, quintessentially Italian, or used all around the world. It features famous guests of Casa Italiana, as well as students, professors and Casa members.
Parole Parole: "Nepotismo"
Parole Parole: "Aperitivo"
Today's word is APERITIVO, the Italian cocktail accompanied by food.
Parole Parole: "Codesto"
Today's word is CODESTO, a rare Italian pronoun.
Parole Parole: "Banca"
Today's word is BANCA, Italian for "bank."
Featuring NYU Professor Karl Appuhn.
Parole Parole: "Simpatico"
Today's word is SIMPATICO, a difficult word to translate that means a combination of someone's...
Parole Parole: "Sprezzatura"
Today's word is SPREZZATURA, indicating the nonchalanche necessary to make something difficult...
Parole Parole: "Struggimento"
Today's word is STRUGGIMENTO, literally and figuratively signifying something that falls apart...
Parole Parole: "Campanilismo"
Today's word is CAMPANILISMO, the Italian tradition of preferring one's home town (and its...
Parole Parole: "Schifo"
Today's word is SCHIFO, meaning "disgusting."
Parole Parole: "Rivale"
Today's word is RIVALE, or - in English - "rival."
Parole Parole: "Cornuto"
Today's word is CORNUTO, literally meaning "cuckold," but colloquially used as an insult more...
Parole Parole: "Bufala"
Today's word is BUFALA, meaning a female buffalo, but used mostly to describe fake news.
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