[aa-moe-NEE-nee], andosh!/andosc lets go! It sounded sort of like em-bah or bah. In Italian: la Zia. we said it too. He made an analogy to Puerto Rico becoming part of America, but had a distinct history. Italian-French Italian-Spanish. For us -pizza fritta was fried doughbread dough works finefried preferably in a cast iron skillet.probably in olive oil or a combination olive and vegetable oil (La Spagnola) sugaredthen eaten for Saturday morning breakfast.Zeppole on the other hand were of two different typesthere were the Neapolitan zeppole of Christmas Eve basically dumplings of a rather runny dough in consistency somewhat lighter and more elastic than bread or pizza doughthough the ingredients are the same.then deep fried in a pot of oil that is the right temperature when a piece of bread tossed in floats to the topsometimes fried with a piece a soaked salted cod tucked insideThen for St. Josephs Day (March 19th) there were the Zeppole di San Giuseppea sweet dough made into a pastry puffthen stuffed with boiled yellow cream and cherriessometimes an excused Lenten fast breaker.better bought at an Italian bakery than for an amateur to try.worth the trip! She called it a coolie. , I remember a word my father would say for linoleum , not sure but he used to say ,,, time to lay the Shidodd. Also, can someone please tell me how to spell the word that is pronounced badjagaloop? sugu= spaghetti sauce, My family used the term mangia-cake, which is a cake eater. year. The slang / dialect word for toilet is ( pisciaturo ) You omitted FART which I believe is: Italian American Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Search Italian expressions in the Italian-English Linguee dictionary and in 1,000,000,000 translations. They use a phrase Mannagia get tu zong as I remember it. As I have always understood it, the phrase is meant as a description of a persons status, and does not have anything to do with wishing anybody to starve himself to death. Thats an easy one, to save time!!!! Dont forgetbasnigol which is Italian slang for basil! It could simply refer to someone who is not well off. In italian you write: Ce ne dobbiama andare. Ill kick your ass! Get English translations of thousands of Italian words and example sentences from both the Global ItalianEnglish Dictionary and the Password ItalianEnglish Dictionary. Im not sure what it meant, but I know it was not a compliment! My grandparents were all legal immigrants of Sicily and Bari, Italy. When I would ask what that meant they would say, since I was just a 10 year old kid, It means Your toast is in the oven. Thats strange- because my Sicilian relatives are real light- with blue -green eyes. I am now retired in lower Alabama and never hear it here. [go-maa-say-GYAM], goopalin snow hat (goobalini) [goo-paa-LEEN], goombah countryman/fellow comrade/godfather (compare) [goom-BAA], guacarunno someone (qualcuno) [gwaa-kaa-ROO-no], gumad mistress/girlfriend (cumare/comare) [goo-MAAD], guyasabbu? That guy you speak of [that sold ga-vell] dont forget, in dialect cha is pronounced as a G, & they usually dropped the last letter(s) of the word too. ), i-malano-miau! avere un chiodo fisso in testa exp. Pronunciation. Much of this comes from memory and familial recollection. Growing up in Bensonhurst, 2nd generation Italian this was correct Italian dialect to us. Italian slang for lazy person with a small dick. (fa ti cazzi tuoi) [FAA-tee-GAA-tee-doo-yay], fattu napiridu I farted [FAA-too-naa-pee-REE-doo] (ho fatto napiridu), ffangul! Im still not convinced that some of them arent. I feel your pain. That is, words that a persona maleducata would use Like when people say blessed such and such when they really mean cursed such and so. love at first sight: stato amore a prima vista! Just found your site. (Always said out of exasperation.). I took enough Italian in college to know the base of some of these phrases from High Italian, but the trench linguistics morphology you provide for the street Neapolitanese is both entertaining and invaluable. The there were the lombards (long-beards) who were more recent teutonic people up north. (Jalapida momida?) History is not static and the history of Sicily and southern Italy is very complex. For the ones performing professional translations from Italian to . Example sentences from real language to show how the word is used. This was a word my family (Newark) used for a mess, or when something was in pieces. i bebe mangia chicche chicchie (chicky chicky?) 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. Where the work, of course, is intended extremely hard physically (like working in a farm, in mines ecc..). Laposta. Italians. Im 1st generation from Brooklyn NY, I grew up hearing these words and phrases every day. Who knowsmaybe a reference to a local guy in the old country who was a big shot (bigga shotta). 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. oh btw thanks again for this site I have been wondering over 60 years what the words were that Mother used now at least I know some! to kill. do you feel hungry?/are you hungry? Ronnie- as for the word, eegatz- I wonder if thats where Americans get our expression, eegads! I have no idea, just thinking. These three dialects are quite similar among them, most of the time there are only slight fonetic differences in these idiomatic expressions from one dialect to another, while the differences with standard italian are more relevant. Thanks for that. This site starts at the very beginning of the dictionary, and makes me scroll down through the entire comments section. cave crush jam mash overwhelm pinch press push down smash squash squeeze squelch swat It sounds familiar- like calling someone a stucatz would be something bad, but I may be thinking of another word. That there was a distinctive L sound in there. Polish sometimes. Your faces were compared to a fart. You will learna to speaka English Papa said: In many southern Italian dialects the traditional vowel o has been replaced by u, and the consonant sounds [p] [t] and [k] His mother, who died soon after his birth, also had blue eyes and blonde hair. In site translation mode, Yandex Translate will translate the entire text . Or as Grandma would say Whatcha want eggs in your beer?- lol sweetheart she was! your sister!/your sisters a _____! He had blue eyes and blonde hair. . Centanni is the right spelling in Italian and it meanshundred years . I do appreciate it thank you so very much! bam! Thanks a million and please carry on the gratifying work. Y O! and it cracks me up every time. It is an awesome Italian/Italian-American networking site. My mom used to sing this to me when I was very little. Who came? Anthony in New Jersey, Please state clearly that this is the language spoken by Italian immigrants, not Italian. where does it hurt? Great collection of the Italian words and phrases I heard growing up in the 1950s on the east coast. Phonetically spelled abunonama? Thanks to each of you who contributed. Tips for Utilizing Italian Dictionary Apps to Suit Your Needs. I am inclined to agree with Karen. Anyway, well be at work and something will fall for no reason, or well be looking for something that the previous shift misplaced and the gal will blame the (phonetic spelling) marangeen. 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. Hope this is helpful! I agree with the comment that this is intended to be a wish for someone to live a long time 100 years. Or butt? My grandma used to call me that . Especially the food, calamad, managot, etc. Ive never been quite sure of the definition either. Also, Nonnie used to say a little prayer or rhyme when there was a big thunderstorm. pineapple. Thank you for this. Grandma called them, Anisette Cookies, even though some were almond flavor and some were Anisette. I am an Italian living in the US and this is truly fascinating! From my understanding, morti fame, someone who is pennyless, worthless, poor, and not so much that the person is actually starving, but looking to get and save any penny he can. hey, man! Can you help me with this? Good work! Italian slang for friend. . (kind of similar to our English word buffet, likely of French origin). Its a fun way to address someone you like. I tried learning Italian and I realized that the pronunciations didnt seem correct. Jeannine S. In my family in Worcester, MA, my Sicilian Grandmother would sing this song. These were used primarily amongst friends to insult each other. Thanks. My intentions are to make you aware that this is untrue. I think Im only either 3rd or 4th gen (great grandparents came over in their 20s and had my grandpa), but still hear (as well as use) these from all my family. I was a French Canadian married into a Brooklyn/LI family. Yes, Pizza Frizza. . 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. Sicily was also a Norman kingdom, Sicilians have viking blood. I sounded like (fah -vote) If anyone can please tell me what the real word(s) are and what it means I would really appreciate it. Ah the cheche, I never heard this outside of my family . -ah-speth-a-mee-notes (wait a minute) My late father (who liked salt more than the rest of us) would complain by labelling something dissapita (not enough salt). (Plaza or place of something?). IF I ever get to go to Italy, its probably all I would relate to. Ya, its guaglio, ubiquitous in Campania. thank you. a pietz would be la pizza in this restaurant I go to here in Giessen, Germany they feature spaghetti a matriciana a dish from Matricia. bobba-lawks (cobwebs) Im pretty sure it is ba and not ma though. My grandmother was from Abbruza and settled in Milford, MA. Every Saturday morning in Bensonhurst in the 1950s, a truck would come around loaded with gallon bottles of (apparently) home made bleach. My grandmother was 2nd generation Sicilian-American. So awesome when people get down to brass tacks and get this on the Internet. One thing I didnt see (but hear all the time, especially from older women, like my mother-in-law) is Oo-di! Its used in a moment of panic, like when the mopeen (also mopeena, ie dishtowel) catches on fire because youve been waving it around the gas stove as you talk, while youre cooking. I try to always utilizethe Tuscan Italian (the official dialect on which the modern Italian language is based) as a guide to spelling, using commas for dropped vowels. Correct my second possibility which would be HALF SAID = META DI DETTA. So uncle Frank would be u Zi Franc without the o, For a deeper Neapolitan dialect, Id say Zi Francehard accent on the e. Does anyone know the phrase ghet toe zong that is how it sounds, bleed from the tongue or something, my parents use to say that to me in brooklyn. Just one search also brings you definitions from the Password EnglishItalian Learners Dictionary. a rege mangia lova An indoor bathroom (shared with other families, was a treat! I know the real translation is bottle (bottiglia). But not like the rock star Madonna sounded more like ma doan a mi a How it ever got the r in it must be because Amiddicans knew that Rs were pronounced like Ds. If you want to learn the Italian language, our online Italian translator will help you to perform Italian translation, learn words and phrases, and even become an Italian speaker. I can say so many things. Chief Editor A great read! [caal-uh-BRAYZ], calamad fried squid (calamari) [caal-uh-MAAD], capidan/capitan captain (capitano/capitan) [caap-ee-DAAN], cendann/cent ann a hundred years (cento anni); Note: said before a toast [chen-DAAN], che cozz? A movie with Dom Delouise you will hear it mentioned in there by Anne Bancroft Aint these the keys to your schiash! He went away. 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! She was napolitano. My grandmother used to say (phonetically): Due sonno so betch, a tre non ghareeve: It meant two is too much and three wont reach, which was her way of saying something didnt make sense. (ue, compare!) (chissa?) Think of it somewhat like Hawaii and the US in that Hawaii also has its own history different from mainland US. Thats another she said was really bad, but I dont see it being that bad since I found out, means more or less bastard in this sense? Thanks for putting this together. of the greatest in its field. Very useful advice within this article! what a shame! I cant find anything on this or other similar (imagined) spellings. Great job. Sometimes, my Italian uncles would call me a jumba-lone when I was a kid. THE SLANG EXPRESSION SCASHADECOMES FROM THE VERB Images for hundreds of entries. I believe the dictionary is meant to give all possible spellings, whether correct or incorrect, that were commonly used, especially since many words were made-up or combined English and Italian. [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? So your phonetic perception is quite accurate. Is anyone familiar with this term? Sister Terese, heres your answer. Madone is probably the most commonly repeated Italian phrase by Americans, but even many Italian-Americans who say it have no idea of its meaning, so let me tell you, and you and many others who say it will be surprised. It was when Sonny was in his fathers study and all the rest came in and he greeted them with that word. fun, outgoing personalities LOVE for their families and freinds can always spice things up with a little scandal hold grudges FOREVER :) tend to have the same friends are never ashamed of their family very driven goal oriented people its own race separate from italians in italy very teasing and joking all of em are good cooks! English doesnt have the gli sound, per se, but has some characteristics of English y and l, true. I am happily married retired these days and my husband has soothed and smoothed out my worriies and my emotions now about my Mother for over 43 years God Bless Him! We had the same in North Jerseybut I thought he was saying jabell water. Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. Any suggestions at how to spell it phonetically? They both spoke Italian to each other, every damn day. To say: Ive got the AGITA means all the troubles are hitting the gut. Paying homage to the people, we have come to be known as the upbeat and spicy Italian-Americans, natives of the United States of America, but from Italian descent. I know I can say that here. Both individuals who said this were from possibly Naples, Bari or Sicily. Ca-peesh?! Tuto fa-shad all messed up Balita = dust pan Eegats may derive from this, picked up because it sounded vaguely like a euphemism for the Italian, e cazzo?, as in, WTF? (Although, it sounds like Nonna was saying more like GTFOH!). MEZZA VERITAMEH-ZAVEH-REE-TA=HALF TRUTH (I have heard French mocking French Canadian speech. Anyone have any clue? However, some, I never knew exactly what they meant. Born in La Spezia but grew up in Rome. watch out, youre gonna get hurt! Thats what my grandfather used to describe the Calabrese and he was quite proud to acknowledge the phrase because, being from Calabria, it was a compliment. 2. Thanks.. My grandmother used to say (phonetic spelling) Guanda belle! Meaning beautiful one I think. Silly Amiddicans. It includes over 96,000 definitions and more than 112,000 examples from real-life use, plus extensive coverage of etymologies, subject classifications, and regional variations. Linguistically, a language is a complete form of communication, but American Italianis actually an incomplete language (a pidgin language) thatneedsto be supplemented with Italian (or English or both) in order to function. Id like to talk. We are Marchegiani, Siciliani, and Basiligaga :). Wonderful! My Dad used that too.ruined, destroyed, messed up, etc. They really had the most colorful curses. You have words using the letter K in it. This is a great resource as I would like to adopt them to pass on to my children. It simply means go to work. ), i-malano-miau! Putting this together in one succinct place was very fun, and I hope it is helpful. Does anyone know the Italian phrase? . (LogOut/ We had two kinds of fried pizza. Just Enjoy! Does anyone recall hearing a childrens song or rhyme with words that sound like this? In un certo senso, un canadese americano quanto un newyorkese. Cant begin to tell you how wonderful it is to have found this site. It doesnt match the standard translation Does anyone know what Italian word it comes from? What does (phonetically spelled) ming-ya-roll mean? fritatta (free-todd) egg sandwich. CIAO e. TUTTO POSTO. SELF-DEFINITION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary I remember helping my grandpa and uncle wrap the fig trees with tar paper to save them during the winter months and how he loved tending his garden. bravi! Unless it depends on the region. Growing up in the Bronx in a three-family house with my Sicilian grandpa, parents aunts, uncles, cousins provides memories to last a lifetime. I think she was born in the US but her folks/siblings came over from Sicily late 1800s-early 1900s. I grew up with a different word for fart. I work with a gal whose family is Italian-American (makes a great Feast of the Seven Fishes, but I digress). (guarda la ciunca!) when I was a kid, I used to joke that there must be something about living closer to the Equator making you drop the endings off words. Although often unlettered yet still as a people how truly civilized by any fair measure they equally as often really were. Id love to know more about it. Many of these words and phrases are pronounced quite differently, and many also take on a completely different meaning. Vecha Strega my aunts crazy mean mother-in-law, or old witch., lots of these are non-sense for me and im italian , gita schlamorta gita mort You ought to die spitting blood.. ( a very bad curse), fanabola te parida angula sord Your father and your sister should burn in hell together (another bad curse), fanabola te parida angula sord bascially to hell with your father and your sisters ass also. or reply to. Used in anger, it translated, Death to your family! [gaa-PEESH], gaguzz muscles/idiot/money/squash (cucuzza) [gaa-GOOTS], gaguzzalonga big muscles (cucuzza lunga) [ga-GOOTS-aa-LOWN-gaa], gambarell/gambanell (door)bell (campanello) [GAMBA-rell], gavadeel italian pasta (cavatelli) [gaa-vaa-DEEL], gavone gluttonous eater (cafone) [gaa-VOAN], gettuzang/gett u sang work hard/bleed (gettare il sangue) [get-oo-ZAANG], ghiacchieron blabbermouth (chiacchierone) [gyaa-kyaa-ROAN], giambott Italian stew (giambotta) [jaam-BAUWT], giamoke/giamocc/jamoke idiot (giamope) [jaam-OAK], gomesegiam?/comesegiam?/gome se chiam how do you say?/whatchamacallit? Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2023, 0 && stateHdr.searchDesk ? It means something more like "it's terrible!". Due to local influences, the dialects spoken by immigrants to North America have evolved quite differently from the original Calabrese dialects in southern Italy. sharing! Where in fact the only common thing we have with each other is our families came from the Southern area of Italy, and came to America during a time frame of 50 years. As we said in the Tenements in da BRONX, BTW, it seems that even within the same Italian heritages, there are differences in language from New York, Philly, and Chicago. I may not have the sound of the word correct, but I had never heard the word since then, though I have searched the internet sources for american-italian slang. What the hell did you pay for that? Ti do uno schiaffa in tua faccia, se non ti smettila. Maronn or Maronna is simply the southern Italys dialects form for Madonna. and many more.. My family uses many of these words all of the time. Somehow in any case, rightly or wrongly, it became my own belief that this was not a expression usually used in polite speech. annuiari. It is based on the Italian language, but it contains a mixture of Sicilian- and Neapolitan-inspired dialect words and phrases as well as . Dizionario inglese-italiano - WordReference Mary, the Biblical Mother of Jesus, called the Madonna. Whenever any says Madone, they are invoking the name of Jesus mother. I grew up in Lorain, Ohio during the 50s and 60s, the product of a Sicilian-Polish marriage. [goo-yaa-ZAA-boo], gidrul stupid person (cetriolo) [jih-DROOL], haicapid do you understand? My Sicilian grandparents arrived in 1901 and lived on E13 St., NYC 20 years later owned a house in the Bronx. 7 years in Brooklyn was an education for which I should have gotten 2 years of college credits, that is after the first year of shock and acclimating. Could be check dice or in Neapolitan it would sound phonetically more like che deesh ? ), Lock-ah day VAIN-trah. means someone who talks too much. 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. Thanks a lot for I thought my mother was cool at the time, but now as I look back a realize how much I missed not being able to speak Italian so I especially appreciate your work on these interpretations. 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. In the Florentine dialect (now official Italian), the word for table is tavola. Im writing a paper for a linguistic anthropology class about my familys linguistic features and the lexicon on this page is helping me tremendously! Sculabasta = colander We are all living in Ontario now since 1965. It soon spread to many Italian communities across cities and metropolitan areas in both the U.S. and Canada. Really nice job! If you keep repeating andiamoci over and over, focusing on what you hear rather than the what letters you see written you will find that it is not a big leap to think that the last part of the word sounded like Jane. Morto di fame does not have to mean someone who is literally starving. When searching for a word, you get as results translations from the general dictionary, and words and expressions added by users. [laa-shaa-LOO-ee], lasordida!/asodida! 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! Keep up the good work. We used (still use) gatzee/gatzees, meaning little decorative but useless things anyone else? Most Popular Phrases in English to Italian Communicate smoothly and use a free online translator to translate text, words, phrases, or documents between 90+ language pairs Italian Slang Words: 128 Zinger Terms to Boost Your Vocab - Berlitz Just wondering id anyone knew what guanda moss meant? Many of these words were used by my mother. So we can observe frequent vowel shifting over time from [o] to [u] That would mean, spit or throw up blood. Using one of our 22 bilingual dictionaries, translate your word from Italian to English To her I was lazy and alot of words you use here thank you for the translations I used to think what she was telling me in Italian that she would not repeat in English was just what SOME of the words are here you do not have them all but I get the picture! There were so many English words incorporated into not only the Italian language of early immigrants but into the dialects as well. I miei amici messicani mi ricordano che anche loro sono americani.

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