LOL! One thing to keep in mind is that there are at least three origins of the Italian language; the proper Italian, dialect specific to each region/municipality, and the bastardization of dialect we usually call Italian-American; which is the subject of this thread. My mother used to say one that I still cannot find. !, P.S. In some areas its used to describe someone unusually skinny, pedophilia, and I've even heard homosexual. Anyone ever hear of Schreetz? PONS translations | Best Italian-English translations online American Italian is an Italian-American pidgin language developed in the early 20th century by Italian immigrants settling in American cities and metropolitan areas, especially in New York and New Jersey. Chickery chick, chala chala, checkalaromi in the bananica, pollicowolica cant you see, chickerchick is me I supplied the punctuation and excuse my phonics. The original post mentioned spusada whereas you are referring to the phonetic pronunciation spusdada (variation of official Italian spostata). Graci ! Italian slang for friend. My relatives always got a good laugh when I repeated words my own parents used to say in southern Ontario words that never caught on in southern Italy. = allocco m. a stupid person, a jerk; (lit. My Mothers family was from Sicily, and my Father used to tell her she was a real Sciacca Don (in reference to the part of Sicily her family came from). Ar jun a stomic pain like in GERD time to take tums lol In site translation mode, Yandex Translate will translate the entire text . I forgot to mention fesse meant fool, also. Thank you for this. Yes, did an ancestry and family tree test. (che malanova mi hai) [EE-maa-laa-no-mee-auw], lascialui! Have you ever heard this? I have a hunch go-vah-go-vah-gah may be a variant of vaffanculo? My friend from Brooklyn tells me you dont get much real food on the West Coast either as hes currently living in San Francisco. (e mi conosci?) THE SLANG EXPRESSION SCASHADECOMES FROM THE VERB For a male that would be sposato. So basta and chitto (a variation of zitto in official Italian are logically combined into one expression. First is something like ahge [AHJH] use to describe the feeling of being full (especially in your chest and throat) after eating greasy food. SELF-DEFINITION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary Similarly for the uncle they say Italian spelling does not use certain letters such as k and j and w and x. ], bacous/bacouz bathroom (backhouse) [buh-KOWZ], basanagol/basanicol basil (basilico) [baa-zaa-naa-GOAL], bash/basc down/downstairs (bascia) [baash], bada bing! My grandpa always pronounces it cooloo. I have no idea if this is a standard Gabbagul word or if its just because he never learned to speak Italian. You have bad breath). Italian to English word and phrase translator and translation. Wonderful! be quiet! My great-grandmother and grandmother used to say something right before a sentence. But two I didnt see: Gumba.. like family R everso offers you the best tool for learning English, the Italian English dictionary containing commonly used words and expressions, along with thousands of Italian entries and their English translation, added in the dictionary by our users. Oh YES! or reply to. Thank you soooo much for this. The languagewas prominent in United States cities on the East Coast, such as Newark, Paterson, New York City (especially Manhattan and Brooklyn), the cities of Long Island,Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston, but I am finding that it was spoken very similarly in the other regions of the US as well aspockets of Canada. Couldnt find it in your glossary which by the way is quite extensive and brings back memories of my yoot, to quote Joe Pesci in My cousin, Vinny! YES! Yes, I know what that means, lol. In Chicago, you would never find a pizza with the cheese at the bottom of the pizza with the extras on top of the cheese. ), was from Calabria. What you heard is probably a pizza as in would you like a pizza ?The other phrase in standard Italian likely translates into un poco di latto or in Englisha little bit of milk. Im writing a paper for a linguistic anthropology class about my familys linguistic features and the lexicon on this page is helping me tremendously! (It may not be right, but remember, were talkin dialect here.). When they asked to use the toilet facilities, they were told it was in the back of the house. This phrase was Italianized and became the word, baccahous. I think it was meant as te gette u sangue which would mean Im gonna make you bleed, or more like Ill beat the blood out of you! I read a short article a long time ago about this phenomenon. Her mother had red hair and brown eyes. But think about if you added some great visuals or videos to give My mom used to call my boyfriend scualiabeep. [seh-SEHN-taa-FAA-may], sfacimm bad person (sfacimma) [SVAH-CHEEM] [svaa-CHEEM], sfogliadell italian pastry (sfogliatella) [SHVOHL-ya-dell], sciaquadell whore (sciacquata) [shock-wa-DELL], scumbari disheveled (scumbari) [shkoom-baa-REE], sigilian Sicilian (siciliano) [sih-jeel-YAAN], spasciad/scasciad not talking (to someone) (spacciato/spasciau) [spaa-SHAAD], spustad/spostat spaced out(spostato) [spoo-STAAD], stanna mabaych son of a b- (mispronounced son of a b-) [STAA-naa-maam-BAYCH], statagitt!/stagitt!/staizitt!/staizii! Sculabasta = colander They lived on the East Side of Cleveland, the Woodland area I think. Get the English words and meanings you need to know as a beginning to intermediate learner, with helpful Italian translations and thousands of carefully chosen example sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus. 1. I know this thread is about Italian slang and Im getting off topic here, but Im interested to know about these terms as although my family is unsure about its heritage, were pretty sure were Italian for a variety of reasons. In this dictionary, you will find tons of American Italianwords and theirItalian linguistic origins. Imagine a whole state where everyone appreciates pasta vazool in gravy and the joys of ravioli night, where bakeries dont close Sundays but on Mondays, where most people understand these words even with Lois Griffin accents And the office assistants pronounced your name right when you get called to the office in high school. Thus the customs, food preparation, and language vary widely. Get English translations of thousands of Italian words and example sentences from both the Global ItalianEnglish Dictionary and the Password ItalianEnglish Dictionary. My mom and grandparents always used to say what sounded like Yamma Jane whenever it was time to get going. Also, if it is a fork, it means it will be a woman. If a word has unknown origins or a pronunciation that is difficult to spell in the Italian language, I willspell it phonetically using English as a guide. It keeps these languages living. In other words the car is a bone crusher cuz it bounces around so much. My grandmother and mother made the fried dough in the shape of a donut and called them belly busters. Normans and other Nordic types also spent time in that neck of the woods ergo blonde hair, blue eyes. Italian-French Italian-Spanish. Im italian and I think there are no chance to lost this language because in italy dialect is spoken by the most of people nowadays and most of them/us still have the american dream. Cin daiu. Italian-verbs: verb conjugation. Does anyone know the Gabbagul term for behind? get down from there! My family was Avellinese. She also said, A-boka-di-lay for a cup or glass of milk. Also, scasciad (ska-shaad) meant messy, disorganized, shitty, screwed up. My relatives from Naples are dark. Figs were jarred and used to make delicious Xmas and Easter cookies! My aunt once told me that when the Sicilian Italians moved into the west side of Buffalo [1920s] she said that the Irish moved to south Buffalo LOL, it is true. often incorporating the vernacular languages of the entire southern half of the Italian boot and some Americanisms as well. http://www.localsyr.com/news/new-york-state-fair/pizze-fritte-54-year-old-new-york-state-fair-tradition. I tried learning Italian and I realized that the pronunciations didnt seem correct. You have done a fabulous job in translation of all the Italian Slang ! In our house pizza fritta meant flat pieces of bread or pizza dough fried in hot oil in a skillet and then dusted with sugar as breakfast treat anytime. My father used these words all time. Thanks so much and buon natale! Can you help me with this? This one stands out: mortadafam really hungy/starving (morta da fame) [moart-aa-daa-faam]. When my mother used to get really pod, shed say something like this: Fungool tha-ya de momeda. WordReference. Very useful advice within this article! . [FWEE-dee-DOW-goo], gabbadost/gab a tost hardhead (capa dura/capa tosta), gabbagul/gabbagool type of meat/food/idiot/fool (capicola/capocollo/capacolla) [gaa-baa-GOOL], gabbaruss/gab a russ redhead (capo rosso) [gaa-baa-ROOS], gabbadeegats/capa di cazz ball face (capo di cazzo) [gaa-baa-dee-GATS], gabish?/capish?/gabisc? If anyone is interested, I cant tell you how much I LOVE these! I am twenty-four and I, myself, remember using the word baccaus for bathroom in school. My grandmothers were from Sicily and Calabria. what are you doing? It was the meat on my plate which I did not like to eat. What am I doing wrong? They will always be saved in the comments section, which itself is a living document of the culture. Angelo. (fa ti cazzi tuoi) [FAA-tee-GAA-tee-doo-yay], fattu napiridu I farted [FAA-too-naa-pee-REE-doo] (ho fatto napiridu), ffangul! WordReference also has an extensive Italian verb conjugator. The word my mother always used was chiacchierone. History is not static and the history of Sicily and southern Italy is very complex. To North American speakers, the Italian [t] sound resembles our North American Chief Editor [aa-DOO-zee-PAACH]/[aa-DOO-zee-PAATS], afanabola!/vafanabola!/a fa napule! [laa-shaa-LOO-ee], lasordida!/asodida! (awundi ciunca?) Many, believing theyd get an easy A, were in for a rude awakening! Sounds like somebody is pitching pepper. Just imagine how who long it took to save for the voyage, and not knowing what was ahead without the luxury of Television, News, Weather Reports, Magazines, or Newspapers! MEZZA VERITAMEH-ZAVEH-REE-TA=HALF TRUTH and spinata which means all messed up.Probably spelled wrong too. annuiari. My Sicilian grandparents arrived in 1901 and lived on E13 St., NYC 20 years later owned a house in the Bronx. I know d and t sounds can overlap, as well as b and p, and c and g. When I was young, I thought pasta was BOSS-ta! (a fa Napoli!) ananassu. amore a prima vista exp. I recently ran across an Italian whose last name is Stucatz. Whenever they toast, they say, Salute per cent anni. (Pronounced, salutee per chento anni. (andiamo) [aan-DOESH], aunda/awunda? I stand Proud when I say that The Real italian Family way is and will always be very very Strong in my Tight Knit Family, We eat sleep and breathe Our culture still to this very day. lets go! My mother wanted her children to be American first, so she would ask her brothers and sisters to please only speak English around the children. This is great, my Papa came from Sicily & and Mamas family from Italy. However, from what I am reading here, high school Italian would not have done me much good in talking to real people. Also I think I seen it referring to stomach/belly/abdomen/lungs? heres some others i say/know of which i didnt see here year. faccia tosta = brazen (literally: hard faced), My grandmother used to say faccia brut,meaning bad or ugly face .so makes sense faccia dos means 2 faced. Naples dialect. vecchio / vecchia. Then, after high school and college Italian, I learned about Professor Cipolla, of New Yorks John Hopkins University, who leads Arba Sicula, a Goompa is the slightly altered Cump(dialect of Neaples), in italian compare. (come si chiama?) pineapple. I never heard the word biscotti. Wheres zizi today.i always thought growing up that zizi Margie was her name. Sicily is very distinct from Italy. damnit (madonna) [maa-ROAN] its up in the list. Half asleepout of itundoneconfusedtotally unaware of what is going on around him/hernot all together..perhaps begin to approach in American English how that term is sometimes used in describing a particular person. to kill. (ue, compare!) I know there is a ton that you dont have in there yet but I always waondered why my father and grand father would say Putiga when suprised or as if to say oh my god. means someone who talks too much. spelling corrector to know the right spelling of a word. My grandparents were Napolitan and Calabrese. They give you gatz, or ga gatz. meaning nothing. Somehow in any case, rightly or wrongly, it became my own belief that this was not a expression usually used in polite speech. In un certo senso, un canadese americano quanto un newyorkese. While growing up in the Bronx, I never (fully) realized totality of the sacrifice made by those who left all behind to save their family and send money home to allow more to come to America and help family who were to old, frail or sick to make the voyage. Even if it had more vowels and syllables than folks in like Idaho would assume possible , Omg, its been forever since Ive heard anyone use gravy in that context. Just like your list. Did I miss cedemonia (ceremony)to describe someone , usually a woman, making too big a deal about something. Some of these are funny! Im inclined to agree with Mike on this one. It was so funny. I think she was born in the US but her folks/siblings came over from Sicily late 1800s-early 1900s. Stunador stonato is still heard very very frequently and is used as the equivalent of our American English term stoned..meaning as you correctly indicate out of itor dazed. Im telling you because if you ever come to Italy and say that, it is really really unpolite , Also, to the writer of the post, cornuto is not the unfaithful husband but the husband whose wife is unfaithful . I needed just the right word in not quite mobspeak, just the right slang rendering of something Sicilian but not so sinister, for a certain type of idiot, and here I found it, the exact right word in no language but the one we collectively share. doo-ya-vach (two-faced person) al of them are correct and all italian families talk like that. Thanks for reminiding me of the good old days when they were here. (ma che cozzo fai?!) Or, browse the Cambridge Dictionary index, GLOBAL ItalianEnglish Learner's Dictionary 2018 K DICTIONARIES LTDPASSWORD ItalianEnglish Learner's Dictionary 2014 K DICTIONARIES LTD. KERNERMAN SEMI-BILINGUAL DICTIONARIESBased on the semi-bilingual approach to lexicography for foreign language learners developed by Lionel Kernerman. Maybe Porca miseria. Literally, Miserable sow, but really more like, shit, or, dammit, or a slap to the forehead with an eye roll. Anyone ever hear the word spusada? litterall translation is ( go to naples your father and your sisters ass.). I offer another possibility to your question about disbelief which is HALF TRUTH =META DI DETTAMEHTAH-DEE-DEHTAH, which sounds similar to what you heard CIAO! Then the person is addressed by it as he enters the room Bob-a-nooch! Thats whats going on in that scene from The Godfather. Keep up the good work. Imagine how it was for our grandparents and great-grandparents when they first came here not knowing a word of English. Has anyone else heard this tune or did my grandfather just make up some words just to entertain his grandchildren?. go to hell! Start creating a word list or do a quiz! NO, Im not a snob, just a Bronx street guy who grew up with it and takes great pride in our Heritage. For example gar-bi-che (for garbage) yard-a (for yard) and bassa-men-to for basement). Lol. My grandmother was Calabrezzi and my grandfather was Neopolitan. I was told many early Italian immigrants worked as laborers for contractors. There is a rich and less than sympathetic socio-political connotation attached to this expression sometimes that this is someone who is dead or dying of hunger.because they wont work.If there is one thing that can be accurately said about the overwhelming majority of Southern Italian immigrants to America, usually admitted even by their most rabid detectorsit that they were hard workersvery hard workers..to work was usually the reason they came to America in the first placethe anomaly among themthe small minority who chose to be shiftless and not look for work..choosing instead to look for handouts all the time.were sometimes scornfully labeled by the resti morti di fama.the dead from hunger. You will particularly hear these slang words in areas such as Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and the Bronx, NY as well as Boston and Philly. My mom, first gen American, said she was married before she knew the English word for colander. She would voice this all in one complete long senetnce: Go VAH-go vah-GAH, SCUDdy vah DAY-stah, BRUCE-t-cahDOANia, miz-diablo, voo-TAHN-noo-SHAKE-oo (might be scutty, day-stah = testa = head? The correct name is Javel and it was used as laundry bleach, pretty much the same as Chlorox back in the day. She passed away in 1975. Your site is extremely helpful. 'pa pdd chac tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. Ghoul,culo ,Cooley all mean ass to me. (guarda!) Over 100,000 Italian translations of English words and phrases. No such word as MARON. I heard many of these growing up. Xmas Eve was a feast for 40 people and the food was better than any restaurant could hope to serve. example: Edoardo became Eduardo or culo became culu. The pronunciations were dead on. For capo fresco i came up with fresh head from google translate. So many memories! (come si chiama?) The second is something like metsagetha! (maybe medsagetha) used to express disbelief (usually as a listeners response to hearing a wild story). Implied sarcastically or with disdain, or disgust. Linguee | Italian-English dictionary I love this story. I know theres so much more, please continue to add to this page. If you have played this game, shout out. dissapita> sapit(a) > sabida > sabid. Yes, My mother and her family used to use that word a lot whenever they were frustrated. In the Florentine dialect (now official Italian), the word for table is tavola. Italian-English dictionary | English translation | Reverso Using a lot of these phrases was prevalent not only among those of Italian descent but amongst all of us. If a word has unknown origins or a pronunciation that is difficult to spell in the Italian language, I willspell it phonetically using English as a guide. go to hell! I think first gens (Italian, German, Mexican, any and all) keep English such a powerful living language because its the ragazzi, the ones who dont speak either language so good (they dont talk either so great neither), who create these pidgeon portmonteaus that fill in the crevices of precision in creating the exact word over time that no single language would have on its own. The classical latin which was spoken by the elites and the educated, evolved less slowly. And, in everyday life, for example, it was especially enlightening for us to discover that a scula pasta is a collander and a cupino is a ladle! All rights reserved. I still use these dialect words all the time without thinking about it!! ): stinking breath. CIAO-CHEE-OW=GOODBY-HELLOSHORT FOR CE VEDIAMO=CHE-VEH-DEE-AHMO, AGITA (n): common usage for upset/stressful stomach problem.. AGITARE means to agitate. I still luv left-over pizza warmed in a frying pan! (ma tu sei pazzo!) Wow, great job. (do you) understand? Ive never heard anyone else say it: My great uncle was getting out of his car when my brother Steve and boisterous cousin David stuck their heads out the upstairs window and called down, Hey, Uncle Gerry! Uncle Gerry shouted back up, Hey, hey, hey musutu (moo-SOO-too). So your phonetic perception is quite accurate. As I get more ideas, Ill check back in. But then back then, guess bastard was bad. Does anyone know if this is correct? Grazie !!! Learn more. Where do you perform? I am just reading this now and it is brining back lots of memoires of my grandparents. Yes we did! If a word has an English origin, I will reflect its English spelling. a rege mangia lova Italian language. She didnt make it up. Lots of fun reading this dictionary and seeing so much from the East coast. She was from Naples. pronounced kee-ak-ya-done (done like own) Just wondering id anyone knew what guanda moss meant? Italian grammar by Cristina Mazzoni. This was great. My Father used to say it to my Mother when she was arguing with him.kind of makes sense now, LOL. These words still ring in my ears from the voices of my grandparents, my parents, relatives, the shopkeepers, my old barber, the old folks on our porches and some of my classmates, recent post WWII immigrants. if you were bad. Italian Slang Words: 128 Zinger Terms to Boost Your Vocab - Berlitz Think of ciao (pronounced chow). (ma tu sei pazzo!) In some southern Italian dialects it is pronounced sudice. Thanks to each of you who contributed. Ive never been quite sure of the definition either. I have discussed this scacciabong with the owners of the restaurant we visit. Camma-nooch could be a diminutive of the male form of the name Carmen or Carmine used in familiar friendly expression upon greeting especially. I believe what you are hearing is the Neapolitan vernacular of Dont forget, the bottles had CORK stoppers in em & he would leave em @ the side door if my Grandmother would miss him. Also, Nonnie used to say a little prayer or rhyme when there was a big thunderstorm. Please feel free to add to our ongoing comments section to share your words and stories! Also: malanova mu ti vene. Depends on how he pronounced it and in what context. Places like Fondi, Itri, Montecalvo, Raviscanina. I was recommended this web site through my cousin. They had a saying which only makes sense in Napolitan, but means nothing in English- it was, Manage o zutagil, which they said meant, Gosh darn, the mouse. My godfather in South Philadelphia used to say it. Yes, Pizza Frizza. She didnt know that many of them werent standard English until she moved. Many of these words were used by my mother. [maa-KAY-quest], maddiul/mariul fool/rascal (mariolo) [maa-dee-OOL], maliocch the evil eye (malocchio) [maal-YOAK], mamaluke idiot/fool (mamalucco) [maa-maa-LOUK], mannaggia damn/cursing (male ne aggia/male ne abbia) [MAA-NAA-juh], mannaggia dial curse the devil (male ne aggia il diavolo) [MAA-NAA-juh-dee-owl], mannaggia la mort cursing death (male ne aggia la morta) [MAA-NAA-juh-dee-owl], mannaggia la miseria cursing misery (male ne aggia la miseria) [MAA-NAA-juh-MEE-seh-ree-uh], manigott italian pasta (manicotti) [maa-NEE-gauwt], mapeen/mopeen/mappin napkin/towel (moppina) [maa-PEEN], maranad marinara sauce (marinara) [maa-raa-NAAD], maronna mia! Was your DNA test done through Ancestry.com? Loved reading these definitions and comments, as they reminded me so much of my Italian (Naples) family when I was growing up in Rhode Island! There are no standard or unique ways to spell, etc. In it he uses baniarol (banyarol) and scaciata (scashata), which mean bathtub and smash or squish. Italians have a habit of dropping the final vowel of a word, as in Mootzarell for mozzerellA, and Antipast for antipastO. My Aunt shared so many of her experiences with us, especially her story of coming to America as a 7 year old and her amazement seeing tall buildings and paved streets! What a fantastic, colorful and memorable childhood I had! My grandmother was from Abbruza and then settled in Milford, MA. Im from Chicago and my mothers family came from Naples. It was love at first sight!
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