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Italian Culinary Loanwords in English

Italian Culinary Loanwords in English. 97501023 Phoebe 陳明宜 97504056 Shirley 李雪溱. APPETIZER. artichoke. from Arabic term Ardi-shoki = “ground thorny” Mediterranean Italian term articiocco. broccoli . Italian term broccolo (singular) ="cabbage-sprout or top“  broccoli (plural).

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Italian Culinary Loanwords in English

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  1. Italian Culinary Loanwords in English 97501023 Phoebe 陳明宜 97504056 Shirley 李雪溱

  2. APPETIZER

  3. artichoke • from Arabic term Ardi-shoki= “ground thorny” Mediterranean Italian term articiocco

  4. broccoli • Italian term broccolo(singular) ="cabbage-sprout or top“ broccoli(plural)

  5. Main Dishes

  6. Lasagna • from Latin term lasanum = “chamber pot.” • Italian word lasagna= “dish cooked in chamber pot” • current meaning

  7. Risotto From Italian riso =“rice.”

  8. Pasta & Paste Pasta a general term for foods made wheat or flour and water, sometimes with eggs and vegetables Paste something mixed with water and powder

  9. Macaroni • from “maccheroni(pl.)” “maccherone (sing.) “"to bruise or crush" • an 18th Naples cook’s name • gives birth to “macerate” to soak st in the water and soften it

  10. Spaghetti • pl. form of “spaghetto” "thin string" or "twine" Vermicelli

  11. Linguine Fettuccine • a thinner version of linguine is called linguettine • linguine means "little tongues" • served with seafood or pesto • literally "little ribbons" in Italian • popular in Rome

  12. Tortellini Venus's navel & 17th’s turtle motif

  13. Pizzeria: "pizza parlor", "pizza place" and "pizza shop"

  14. Pizza: Salami & Pepperoni • the plural form of the Italian salame • cured sausage • peasants’ favorite pepperoni is a corruption of peperoni, the plrual of peperone, the Italian word for capsicum (chili)

  15. LET’S HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE

  16. CoffeeNOT from Italian, but from Arabic term kahwah

  17. Cappuccino • from Italian term Capuchin (because the color of the coffee resembles that of habit from a monk Capuchin.)

  18. Latte from Italian caffè latte = “milk coffee.” • Espresso • from Italian caffè espresso • = “pressed out coffee.”

  19. DESSERTS

  20. Tiramisu • Italian: Tiramisù • made of biscuits dipped in espresso or strong coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, soft cheese, and sugar, and topped with cocoa Tiramisù = take me away

  21. Gelato Italiano (plural: Gelati) gelato is made with milk, cream, and various sugars

  22. Resources: • Your guide to Italy, “Italian Loanwords in English” http://www.yourguidetoitaly.com/list-of-italian-loanwords.html • The English Language Borrowed Words from Italian, http://www.krysstal.com/display_borrowlang.php?lang=Italian • Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Italian_origin#Food_and_culinary_terms • Ask Oxford. Com http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/candy?view=uk

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