
Forgotten Gems with Joshua Cohen
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In conversation with Antonio Monda
View details about the event: Forgotten Gems with Joshua CohenToday’s word is FERRAGOSTO, the Italian mid-August holiday.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ferragosto”Today’s word is CAFONI, the somewhat Italian equivalent of ‘yokels.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cafoni”Today’s word is MAESTRO, Italian for “teacher”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Maestro”Today’s word is BOICOTTARE, Italian for ‘boycotting,’ a word derived from the English.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Boicottare”Today’s word is IMBROGLIO, Italian for a ‘scam’ or for ‘cheating.’
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Imbroglio”Today’s word is la RESISTENZA, Italian for the Resistance.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “La Resistenza”Today’s word is INCIUCIO. Originally derived from the Neapolitan word for “chit-chat”, it is used today to describe secret political dealmaking.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Inciucio”Today’s word is SCRUTINIO, that is used slightly differently in Italian than its English counterpart, “scrutinize”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Scrutinio”Today’s word is QUALUNQUISMO, the Italian word for an anti-political political movement.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Qualunquismo”Today’s word is BALLOTTAGGIO, the Italian word for “counting ballots.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ballottaggio”Today’s word is PAROLAIO, the Italian word for “windbag.”
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Parolaio”Today’s word is OMBRA, the Italian word for shadow.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Ombra”Today’s word is BORGATA, the Italian word for the working class city outskirts.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Borgata”Today’s word is PAROLA, the Italian word for “word”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Parola”Today’s word is GRAFFIARE, the Italian verb “to scratch”.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Graffiare”Today’s word is CRETINO, the Italian word for cretin.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Cretino”Today’s word is FASCISMO, a very relevant term in today’s politics.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Fascismo”Today’s word is CHIACCHIERE, meaning chatter or even BS.
Watch the video: Parole Parole: “Chiacchiere”