| DIVA | In Italian and Latin, it literally means "goddess." First known usage in English dates to 1883. In English the word came to refer to a prima donna-appropriately, another word taken from Italian (in wh |
| NEPOTISM | Favouritism towards relatives. The word has Italian and Latin roots, originally referring to the practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew", a euphemism for his son. |
| DIONE | Moon of Saturn whose name means "goddess" |
| ASTARTE | Goddess, first of all beginning with E |
| AURORAE | Eastern goddess first produced streamers of light (7) |
| MINESTRONE | Meaning "soup with vegetables and pasta," this word is identical in Italian and English. In Italian, it can also mean "hodgepodge" or "melting pot." First known usage in English is 1871. |
| EXTRAVAGANZA | In Italian, with a variant spelling, it refers to bizarre, overindulgent, or eccentric behavior. In English, it means an elaborate entertainment. The first known usage in English was in 1754. |
| MOTTO | From Italian that, in turn, is derived from Latin words meaning "grunt" and "mutter." First known usage in English is from the 15th century. In English, it can refer to a phrase or brief saying that e |
| STILETTO | In Italian the word refers to a dagger. In English, it refers to a dagger as well as shoes. First known usage in English is the early 17th century. |
| GELATO | In Italian it literally means "frozen." In English it means an Italian-style ice cream. First known usage is in 1929. |
| TERRACOTTA | In Italian, it literally means "baked earth." With its first known usage in 1722, the word in English describes a type of fired clay that is brownish in color. |
| PIANO | In Italian this word is an adverb or adjective; it comes from a Late Latin word meaning "smooth." First known use in English dates to 1683. In English the word refers to a musical instrument with stri |
| SPAGHETTI | First known usage in English in 1874, from the Italian meaning "cord or string." It is an Italian noodle dish. |
| TORSO | In Italian, it literally means "stalk." In English, it refers to the part of the human body that isn't the head and neck and the legs and arms. First known use occurred in 1722. |
| MAESTRO | In Italian it literally means "master." In English it means about the same, though it's often tied to music. First known use arrived in 1724. |
| SOLO | From Italian meaning "alone," the word in English can refer to a musical composition for a single voice or instrument or to a performance carried out alone. The oldest sense in English dates to the la |
| BROCCOLI | In Italian and English, this word has basically the same spelling and meaning. It is a variety of cabbage with heads of green and purple buds. First known usage is 1699. |
| CIABATTA | The Italian literally means "slipper." The English word refers to a flat Italian bread with a crust. First known usage has been traced back to 1985. |
| PANINI | From the Italian word (by way of Latin) meaning, basically, "bread." In English, the word describes a type of grilled sandwich. Its first known usage was in 1955. |
| VOLCANO | Its origins in English can be traced to Italian (or Spanish but ultimately Latin). It describes, as Britannica defines it, a "vent in the crust of Earth or another planet or satellite, from which issu |
