Parole Parole: “Controra”
Parole Parole: “Controra”

Today's word is CONTRORA, the Southern Italian word used to describe the early afternoon and its unbearable heat.

Today’s word is CONTRORA, the Southern Italian word used to describe the early afternoon and its unbearable heat.

Featuring Journalist Angela Vitaliano

Videography by Eugenio Pizzorno
Produced by NYU Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò
Executive Producer Stefano Albertini

Season 1, Episode 9.

June 16, 2017

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