This is a partial list of known or supposed Italian loanwords, or Italianisms, in English. A separate list of terms used in music can be found at List of Italian musical terms used in English:

Music

Acciaccatura Adagio Allegretto Allegro Alto Andante Appoggiatura Aria Arpeggio Assolo Ballerina and prima ballerina Baritone (from Italian baritono – from Greek βαρύτονος – through French) Bass (from Latin bassus, influenced by Italian basso) Basso Bel canto Biennale Bravo Bravura Brio Cadenza Cantata Castrato Celesta Cello (from Italian violoncello) Coda Coloratura Concert (from Italian concerto through French) Concertante Concerto Continuo Contralto Contrapuntal (Italian: contrappuntistico) Cornetto Crescendo Diminuendo Diva Duet (from Italian duetto through French) Duo Falsetto Fantasia Fermata Fiasco (in Italian, it can also mean 'flask, bottle') Finale Forte Fortissimo Glissando Impresario Intermezzo Largo Legato Librettist (Italian: librettista) Libretto Madrigal (Italian: madrigale) Maestro Mandolin (from Italian mandolino through French) Mezzo-soprano (in Italian without hyphen) Obbligato Oboe Ocarina Opera Operetta Oratorio Ostinato Pianissimo Piano Piccolo (in Italian means 'small') Pizzicato Prestissimo Presto Prima ballerina Prima donna Quartet (from Italian quartetto through French) Quintet (Italian: quintetto) Scherzo (in Italian means 'joke') Semibreve Sextet (Italian: sestetto) Sol-fa, solfa, solfeggio, solfège (the last one through French) Solo (in Italian means 'alone') Soloist (Italian: solista) Sonata Soprano Sotto voce (in Italian it literally means 'under the voice' i.e. 'in a low voice'; often written without spaces) Staccato Tarantella (after the city of Taranto) Tempo (in Italian means 'time') Timpani (Italian timpano, pl. timpani) Toccata Tremolo Trio Trombone Vibrato Viola Violin (from Italian violino through French) Violoncello Virtuoso

Art and architecture Antics (from Italian antico, meaning 'old, ancient') Apartment (from Italian appartamento through French appartement) Arabesque (from Italian arabesco through French arabesque)Harper Collins, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Architrave Archivolt (Italian: archivolto) Balcony (from Italian balcone) Bas-relief (from Italian bassorilievo through French) Belvedere (in Italian means a view point) Bust (from Italian busto through French) Cameo (Italian: cameo or cammeo) Campanile Caricature (from Italian caricatura through French) Carton (from Italian cartone through French) Cartoon (from Italian cartone through French) Chiaroscuro (from chiaro-oscuro 'light-dark', an art technique making strong use of bold shadow and harsh lighting) Corridor (from Italian corridoio through French) Cupola Dado (in Italian meaning 'dice') Fresco (Italian: affresco from the expression a fresco) Gesso Graffiti (Italian: graffito, pl. graffiti) Grotto (in Italian grotta, meaning 'cave') Impasto Intaglio Loggia (from French loge) Madonna (in Medieval Italian meant Lady, in Modern Italian indicates Mary the Virgin) Magenta (after the Italian town) Mezzanine (Italian mezzanino, from mezzano 'middle') Modello (Italian modello 'model, sketch') Moresco Parapet (from Italian parapetto through French) Patina Patio Pergola Piazza Pietà (in Italian means 'pity') Portico Putto (Italian putto 'baby', 'cherub') Replica (in Italian means 'repeat performance') Sgraffito (Italian sgraffiare 'to scratch, write') Stucco (in Italian means 'plaster') Tempera Terra-cotta (in Italian without hyphen) Terrazza (in Italian means 'terrace', 'balcony') Torso Veranda Villa

Literature and language Canto (from canto 'song', originally from Latin. A section of a long or epic poem) Ditto (Old Italian for 'said') Lingua franca (Italian lingua Franca, 'Frankish language', its usage to mean a common tongue originated from its meaning in Arabic and Greek during the Middle Ages, whereby all Western Europeans were called 'Franks' or Faranji in Arabic and Phrankoi in Greek)Lexico Triantaphyllide, online dictionary, Greek Language Center (Kentro Hellenikes Glossas), lemma Franc ( Φράγκος Phrankos), Lexico tes Neas Hellenikes Glossas, G.Babiniotes, Kentro Lexikologias(Legicology Center) LTD Publications, , lemma Franc and (prefix) franco- (Φράγκος Phrankos and φράγκο- phranko-). Motto (Italian motto 'word') Novel (Italian novella 'tale') Ottava rima Rodomontade (from Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso) Sestina Sonnet (from Italian sonetto through French) Stanza

Theatre and dramatic arts Buffoon (from Italian buffone "jester" via French) Cantastoria (from canta historia 'sung story' or 'singing history', a theatrical form,"Cantastoria: Centuries-Old Performance Style Making a Comeback ", The L Magazine. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2013 in modern Italian: cantastorie) Commedia dell'arte Extravaganza (in Italian stravaganza, meaning 'extravagance') Finale, Series finale Imbroglio (in Italian means 'cheat') Mask (from Italian maschera though Middle French masque, from Medieval Latin masca 'mask, specter, nightmare'. Punch (from the Italian character Pulcinella) Scenario (in Italian also meaning 'scenery') Sotto voce (Italian sottovoce 'in a low voice')

Arts in general and aesthetics Burlesque (from Italian burlesco through French) Capriccio: From capriccio 'sudden motion'. In music, a free composition; in art, a juxtaposing of elements to create a fantastic or imagined architecture Cinquecento (Italian Cinquecento from millecinquecento '1500') The culture of the 16th century Grotesque (from Italian grottesco through French) Pastiche (from Italian pasticcio through French) Picturesque (from Italian pittoresco through French) Quattrocento (Italian Quattrocento from millequattrocento '1400') The culture of the 15th century Studio

Colours Lava (color) Magenta Rosso corsa Sepia (from Italian seppia, meaning 'cuttlefish') Sienna (from Italian terra di Siena 'soil of Siena') Terra cotta (color) Umber (from Latin umbra 'shadow', and the region of its origin, Umbria)

Cuisine

Al dente Al fresco Antipasto Artichoke (from articiocco, Northern Italian variant of Old Italian arcicioffo) Baguette (through French baguette from Italian bacchetta) Banquet (from Italian banchetto through French) Barista (from barista 'bartender'. A preparer of espresso-based coffee) Bergamot (Italian: bergamotto) Biscuit (through French from Italian biscotto, meaning 'cooked twice') Bologna (after the Italian city) Bruschetta Broccoli (Italian: broccolo, pl. broccoli) Candy (from Middle English sugre candy, part translation of Middle French sucre candi, from Old French çucre candi, part translation of Italian zucchero candito, from zucchero sugar + Arabic قاندل qandI candied, from Persian قند qand cane sugar; ultimately from Sanskrit खुड् khanda 'piece of sugar', perhaps from Dravidian) Cannelloni (Italian: cannellone, pl. cannelloni) Cantaloupe (after the Italian village of Cantalupo in Sabina through French; in Italian the fruit is simply called melone or Cantalupo) Canteen (from Italian cantina "wine cellar, vault" via French) Cappuccino (from cappuccino 'little hood' or 'Capuchin'. A reference to the similarity between the drink's colour and that of the brown hoods of Capuchin friars) Cauliflower (originally cole florye, from Italian cavolfiore meaning 'flowered cabbage' Chianti Chipolata (from Italian cipolla, meaning 'onion') Ciabatta (whose Italian basic meaning is 'slipper') Coffee (from Italian caffè, from Turkish kahveh, and Arabic qahwah, perhaps from Kaffa region of Ethiopia, a home of the plant) Conchiglie Dolcelatte Espresso (from espresso 'expressed') Farfalle Fava Frascati Fusilli (Italian: fusillo, pl. fusilli; a derivative form of the word fuso, meaning 'spindle') Gelatine (from Italian gelatina through French) Gnocchi (Italian: gnocco, pl. gnocchi) Gorgonzola (after the village near Milan) Granita Grappa Grissini Gusto Lasagne (Italian: lasagna, pl. lasagne) Latte or caffè latte (Italian: caffellatte or caffè e latte 'coffee and milk') Latte macchiato (Italian latte macchiato 'stained milk') Macaroni (Italian maccherone, pl. maccheroni) Macchiato or "caffè macchiato" (from macchiato 'stained', espresso coffee with a small dash of milk) Maraschino Marinate (Italian: marinare) Marzipan (through German from Italian marzapane) Martini cocktail (named after the famous brand of vermouth) Minestrone Mozzarella (from Italian mozzare 'to cut') Muscat (through French from Italian moscato) Orange (through French from Italian arancia, from Arabic naranj)"orange n.1 and adj.1". Oxford English Dictionary online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-30.(subscription required) Panini (Italian: panino, pl. panini) Parmesan (through French from Italian parmigiano, meaning 'from the city of Parma') Pasta Pepperoni (from Italian peperone, pl. peperoni, meaning 'bell pepper') Pesto (from Italian pestare 'to crush (with mortar and pestle)') Pistachio (Italian: pistacchio) Pizza Pizzaiolo Pizzeria Polenta Prosecco Provolone Radicchio Ravioli Risotto Salami (Italian: salame, pl. salami) Salumi (Italian pl. of salume 'salted meat') Scampi (Italian: scampo, pl. scampi) Semolina (Italian: semolino) Sfogliatelle (Italian sfogliatella, pl. sfogliatelle; from sfoglia 'thin layer') Sorbet (through French from Italian sorbetto, which in turn comes from Turkish, Persian and Arabic) Spaghetti (Italian: spaghetto, pl. spaghetti) Spumoni (Italian: spumone, pl. spumoni) Sultana (in Italian is the female of 'sultan'; the grape is called sultanina) Tagliatelle (from Italian tagliare 'to cut') Tortellini (Italian tortellino, pl. tortellini) Trattoria Tutti frutti Vermicelli Vino Zucchini (Italian: zucchina, pl. zucchine)

Clothes, accessories, furniture Baldachin (from Italian baldacchino; Baldacco is an old Italian name for Baghdad) Brocade (from Italian broccato through Spanish) Costume (through French) Desk (perhaps via Italian desco) Jeans (after the city of Genoa through French Gênes) Muslin (through French mousseline from Italian mussolina after the city of Mosul) Organza (after the city of Urgenč) Parasol (from Italian parasole through French) Stiletto (in Italian it means 'little stylus' and refers to a type of thin, needle-pointed dagger, while the shoes are called tacchi a spillo, literally 'needle heels') Umbrella (from Italian ombrello) Valise (from Italian valigia through French)

Geography and geology Archipelago (through Italian arcipelago, from Greek arkhipélagos) Lagoon (Italian: laguna) Littoral (Italian: litorale) Marina (from Italian mare 'sea') Riviera (from Italian "riviera", coming from Latin ripa 'coastline') Sirocco (Italian: scirocco, from Arabic) Terra rossa

Some toponyms of Latin, Greek, Slavic or Arabic origin referring to non-Italian places entered English through Italian: Aleppo Angora Cairo Crimea Monaco Monte Carlo Montenegro Negroponte Santorini Tripoli Valletta Vienna

territories named after Italian explorers: America after Amerigo Vespucci Colombia after Christopher Columbus British Columbia after Christopher Columbus

Commerce and finance Bank (Italian: banco or banca) D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Bankrupt (Italian: bancarotta) D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Carat / karat (from Italian carato – from Arabic – through French) D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Career (from Old Provençal or Italian carriera via French, ultimately of Gaulish origin) Cartel (through French and German, from Italian cartello, meaning 'poster') D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Cash (from Italian cassa through French caisse and Provençal) D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Credit (from Italian credito through French) D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010 Del credere (Italian: star del credere) Ducat (from Italian ducato, whose main meaning is 'duchy') D. Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2010