Siena: The Heart of Tuscany
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On the occasion of the Metropolitan Museum’s exhibit “Siena: The Rise of Painting”
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Serie: Parole Parole
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Parole Parole: “Carezza”
Today’s word is CAREZZA, Italian for “caress.”
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Parole Parole: “Ribalta”
Today’s word is RIBALTA, Italian for overturn, and for a theater proscenium.
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Parole Parole: “Spaccone”
Today’s word is SPACCONE, Italian for a blowhard or know-it-all.
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Parole Parole: “Cilecca”
Today’s word is CILECCA, Italian for “misfiring” or “failing.”
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Parole Parole: “Calcagno”
Today’s word is CALCAGNO, Italian for “heel.”
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Parole Parole: “Ganzo”
Today’s word is GANZO, Italian for something cool.
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Parole Parole: “Sgamare”
Today’s word is SGAMARE, Italian for catching someone doing something.
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Parole Parole: “Pazzo”
Today’s word is PAZZO, Italian for crazy.
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Parole Parole: “Crapula”
Today’s word is CRAPULA, Italian for excessive eating.
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Parole Parole: “Gigioneggiare”
Today’s word is GIGIONEGGIARE, Italian for hamming it up, or for being a ham actor.
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Parole Parole: “Barzotto”
Today’s word is BARZOTTO, Italian for something in-between states, be it an egg not fully cooked, or a penis not fully erect.
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Parole Parole: “Spiegare”
Today’s word is SPIEGARE, the Italian verb “to explain.”
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Parole Parole: “Godere”
Today’s word is GODERE, Italian for “experiencing deep pleasure.”
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Parole Parole: “Ferro”
Today’s word is FERRO, Italian for iron.
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Parole Parole: “Secchione”
Today’s word is SECCHIONE, Italian for a know-it-all, or a nerd.
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Parole Parole: “Ambaradan”
Today’s word is AMBARADAN, Italian for “the whole shebang.”
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Parole Parole: “Assai”
Today’s word is ASSAI, Italian for “a lot.”
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Parole Parole: “Chiacchierone”
Today’s word is CHIACCHIERONE, Italian for a chatterbox.
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Parole Parole: “Sfizio”
Today’s word is SFIZIO, Italian for a treat, or a whim.
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Parole Parole: “Clessidra”
Today’s word is CLESSIDRA, Italian for hourglass.
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Parole Parole: “Esaudire”
Today’s word is ESAUDIRE, Italian for fulfilling a wish.
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Parole Parole: “Tombola”
Today’s word is TOMBOLA, the traditional Christmas Italian bingo.
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Parole Parole: “Focaccia”
Today’s word is FOCACCIA, the typical Italian flat-bread.
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Parole Parole: “Spicciare”
Today’s word is SPICCIARE, Italian for getting things done, or for hurrying up.
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Parole Parole: “Ceffo”
Today’s word is CEFFO, Italian for mug.
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Parole Parole: “Racconto”
Today’s word is RACCONTO, Italian for story or tale.
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Parole Parole: “Bischero”
Today’s word is BISCHERO, Italian for tuning peg, Tuscan for stupid.
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Parole Parole: “Pagliaccio”
Today’s word is PAGLIACCIO, Italian for clown.
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Parole Parole: “Tremendo”
Today’s word is TREMENDO, Italian for terrible, or horrific, and not – as one would imagine – tremendous.
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Parole Parole: “Omertà”
Today’s word is OMERTÀ, the code of silence enacted by a community in the face of organized crime.
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Parole Parole: “Polpettone”
Today’s word is POLPETTONE, which literally means “meatloaf,” but is also used figuratively.
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Parole Parole: “Paraculo”
Today’s word is PARACULO, applied to those who cleverly look out for themselves.
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Parole Parole: “Schizzo”
Today’s word is SCHIZZO, Italian for sketch, splash, and other meanings.
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Parole Parole: “Zonzo”
Today’s word is ZONZO, Italian for wandering or roaming.
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Parole Parole: “Scena”
Today’s word is SCENA, the Italian word for scene.
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Parole Parole: “Birichino”
Today’s word is BIRICHINO, Italian for a little rascal.
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Parole Parole: “Bofonchiare”
Today’s word is BOFONCHIARE, Italian for mumbling and complaining.
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Parole Parole: “Minestra”
Today’s word is MINESTRA, Italian for soup.
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Parole Parole: “Pasticcio”
Today’s word is PASTICCIO and other derivations of the word.
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Parole Parole: “Monello”
Today’s word is MONELLO, Italian for a brat, someone who is naughty.
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Parole Parole: “Pogo”
Today’s word is POGO, Italian for a mosh pit.
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Parole Parole: “Furfante”
Today’s word is FURFANTE, Italian for a petty thief.
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Parole Parole: “Sciocco”
Today’s word is SCIOCCO, Italian for silly (but also used to mean “saltless.”)
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Parole Parole: “Solfeggio”
Today’s word is SOLFEGGIO.
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Parole Parole: “Zerbino”
Today’s word is ZERBINO, Italian for doormat.
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Parole Parole: “Bizza”
Today’s word is BIZZA, Italian for a tantrum.
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Parole Parole: “Formicolìo”
Today’s word is FORMICOLIO, Italian for a “swarm” or a “tingling sensation.”
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Parole Parole: “Ottimo”
Today’s word is OTTIMO, Italian for “great,” or “optimal.”
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