Or, browse the Cambridge Dictionary index. It sounded like GWOT-city-BEP. For example, a champagne brunch with fingertip sandwiches would be a mangia-cake party. Tuto fa-shad all messed up But maronna mia is not My God but my blessed mother or Our Lady it is madonna mia where madonna refers to the Madonna, the Blessed Virgin Mary, not the singer! Sicilian-English Dictionary: Basic Vocabulary - ThoughtCo Francesca Moy, PASSWORD English-Italian 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. -ge) (vulgar) fart. I am 2nd generation Italian born in America. You omitted FART which I believe is: (ma che bella) [maa-KAY-bell], ma che quest? 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. 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. But think about if you added some great visuals or videos to give She was nabolitan(again spelled out how it sounded) not neopolitan. Very interesting page. Wellfa vota literally would be go vote which is a relatively polite way of saying blow off..get lost or just go awaysomething like va Napoligo to Naples rather than go to H-. Maronn or Maronna is simply the southern Italys dialects form for Madonna. His reaction was What? American | definition in the Cambridge English-Italian Dictionary Start creating a word list or do a quiz! As I get more ideas, Ill check back in. Thanks. and he would swallow the pits. The entire song is made up of corrupted Italian words. And I have a candidate for entry into the list: frudalooms. Turns out that this was the kind of underwear they all bought back in the dayFruit of the Loom. maronn! My godfather in South Philadelphia used to say it. But then back then, guess bastard was bad. Similarly for the uncle they say As I read the dictionary and everyones comments about their families, I have the distinct impression that we all grew up in the same household. Crazy was POT-see. Reading this has brought back a lot of memories, especially of the holiday celebrations we had at this time of year. 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. use them but I cant put my finger on what they mean. Using one of our 22 bilingual dictionaries, translate your word from English to Italian Italian: Come ti chiami? This was great. Mi fa cagare literally translates to "it makes me poop.". We use our dialect like we our own language using the language from their town, Gerocarne. I was raised in an Italian family (Naples & Sorrento) and my grandmother made them. 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! In Italian: la Zia. There are no standard or unique ways to spell, etc. I neve knew exactly what he was saying , but i do now lol .. thanks! Che si dici? a mama la adina I grew up in Rhode Island. The Top 6 Italian Dictionary Apps for Online and Offline Queries. . Hence the word which you are referring to is most likely a variation of the official Italian spostata which means exactly what you said in your post. 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. Glad to see this thread is still active. Let's now see some expressions you can use to talk with or about your friends. My mother used to say one that I still cannot find. place in drainer (sei senti fame?) Also remember some of those actors were not Italians and they were trying to speak proper New York Napuledan. Anyone know what that means? They used to use a word that I cant find anywhere. My paternal grandmother and her family were gli stranieri, immigrants from Provincia d Avellino in Campania (Neapolitans). She referred to EAT THE CHECHE, eat the meat. Sister Terese, heres your answer. Vinnie. gibone possibly from the French gibbon( monkey ) meaning a jerk. Was so neat. Ashpeta comes from aspettare which among other things also means wait or expect. more I can write a book. Vivere Bene, Ridere Spesso, e lAmmore Con Tutto Il Cuore 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. I went to high school in Westbury Long Island which was pretty much wall to wall Italians. another was Facheen a med possibly from va tine a media get lost at noon. Id definitely change it. They will always be saved in the comments section, which itself is a living document of the culture. Its used when something bad has happened. We use it a lot because its fun to say. Thanks. Just a guess your word could possible be a variation of the Italian malandrino which translates in English to wickedscoundrelevil-oneetc. Depends on how he pronounced it and in what context. Thank you!!! The word has different meaning based on where its said, but it all references Italians. My grandmother used the word ashpeta (phonetic) for wait. (e mi conosci?) You may be referring to ma certo, meaning but of course. Favorite word as a kid growing up, my old man would say LA-SOO-YEE, telling my mom to leave him alone! This is just a hunch, but I believe the word you heard was most likely a version of the official Italian word dissapita (something bland and unappealing). It is autonomous but a territory of Italy. I still use all these words and they have been passed to my adult children. Mort de da fam. It doesnt match the standard translation Does anyone know what Italian word it comes from? I wonder how many of the Sicilian words are influenced by the ethnic history of Sicily. When I was a boy we had an old lady relative all the adults called Ozzi. (not sure if im spelling it right) al of them are correct and all italian families talk like that. Which is to say what do you have to say ?. Most were just used as expletives and the majority of us didnt really know what we were saying.Etymology is sort of a hobby with me. So Ill present them the way I remember them. 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. Of course, none of my medigan teachers knew what I was saying! I appreciate your work, my wife now has a better understanding of some of the things my Dad says! Chao This is great. scoreggia: f. (pl. Language seems to be part of peoples religion, though they dont acknowledge it. My family still uses many of these words, mostly because there arent English equivalents. I cant believe it! Growing up my ears heard Basa Nicol from a Calabrese dialect (with the very last syllable stressed). You know bella shaquat? I havent researched it but clearly there is some connection between the English spouse (probably from Latin at some point) and the Italian word sposata (married female). or its variation in Ital. It could also refer to someone who works very hard and is sweating blood, in reference to hard manual labor. Might you be referring to the chamber pot that was standard night time household equipment in the days before indoor bathrooms ? American Italian perhaps is often even more apt than Italian American in describing this wonderful language of the immigrants and their children that we will do well to hold on to as an American cultural treasure. [maa-KAY-kauwtz-oo-fai], ma che bell! Hmm. Apparently, much of this has to do with the dialect for certain parts of the country. I mean, what you say is important and everything. Have you ever heard this? My family was Calabrezz. The meaning of ITALIAN AMERICAN is an American of Italian descent. We would say the proper Italian, va fa culo. Except it was pronounced very articulately as if given a few exclamation points at the end. The Italian verb would be Andare and Andiamo for Lets go. [] American Italian: Dictionary | American Italian I grew up in South Philly and was 1st generation American. American Italianis an Italian-American pidgin languagedeveloped in the early 20th century by Italian immigrants settling in American cities and metropolitanareas, especially in New York and New Jersey. a (insert childs name hear) goo abanza aginarey, rey, rey! Gavedelle = oval shaped hard cookies with a slight topping of crushed nuts. And, hey, the British make fun of us..along with the Welch, Irish, Scottish) Oh, and everyone corrected the Hebrew I was learning. Thats how it sounded when she said it you probably have the spelling right.she would say it playfully not really sure what it means. example: official Italian scopa (broom) becomes scupa Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. Lol. once again nice job. Some of these are funny! And if you can get a hold of a copy of Fatso!. Also, can someone please tell me how to spell the word that is pronounced badjagaloop? (WAAR-daa-laa-CHOON-kaa], zoot/zutt down/downstairs (sotto) [zoot], zutt u basciament down to the basement (sotto u basement) [zoot-oo-baa-shaa-MENT], ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. She would say mr. Shpillabeek. SILLILY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary My friends could never understand why I didnt know Italian because it was just like Spanish. If a word has an English origin, I will reflect its English spelling. would never say as much in Italian he always told me in English lol but a little more picturesque that I could understand ! is like = chimu ti jett u sangu = we are going to suck your blood malanova mu ti vene = bad things will happen to you! la Familia expressiones & there spelling too. Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English. 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! Tagged: agita, bensonhurst, brooklyn, butann, calabrese, capish, corleone, dialect, gabagul, gabbagul, godfather, goodfellas, goomba, goombah, guido, Italian, italian dialect, italiano, italy, made man, manhattan, neapolitan, pesci, sicilian, siciliano, slang, sopranos. They moved to Jersey City, and then upstate, NY. This word was used a lot in my Sicilian household, miss-keen-ah or mischina..basically a pathetic person. Sometimes dialecized as "mal oik" or "mal oak". (ma tu sei pazzo!) I hope this dialect doesnt die out. When we got too loud, my dad would say, with a rising inflection (and some frustration), Stai zitto!. I was pretty sure it meant idiot or something like that, but Im startng to suspect its something worse. day is de? Over 350K words and phrase can be used in offline. Thank you for reminding me. i totally agree with you that they should bring some of the old shows back. The proper Italian is probably most connected to Roma and from my experience growing up in Central New York and in the culture of Abbruzza di Molise, I would say that the dialect above is most closely associated with Nabbalatan, or the bastardized dialect of those from Naples. 'pa pdd chac tc-bd bw hbr-20 hbss lpt-25' : 'hdn'">, More than 35,000 clear definitions in English with Italian translations, More than 14,000 real examples show how words are used, Ideal for newer learners of English (CEFR levels A1B2), Based on the Cambridge English Corpus a database of over 2 billion words, Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English. My fathers family originates from Siciliy and immigrated to Birmingham, AL through New Orleans. My friend from Brooklyn tells me you dont get much real food on the West Coast either as hes currently living in San Francisco. She didnt make it up. My mom used to sing this to me when I was very little. It can refer to someone who is a hard working person, such as Father is working so hard that he is sweating blood (getta lo sangue) to support the family. Ar jun a stomic pain like in GERD time to take tums lol Native Italian speakers generally use avere l'alitosi to mean "to have bad breath.". What do you want for dinner? In the movie The Godfather, when Sollozzo meets with Don Corleone the first time, he makes the same sound. Whoever made this dictionarythank you very much. Jesus! italians say Oh mio Dio or Dio mio Ges or Madonna! and sometimes even mamma mia! , Actually, my mother would say Madonna Mia My Mother. This site I would rate excelllent! Also, you are comparing the written Italian (which is a static graphic representation) to a spoken dialect (which is a living dynamic language). [aa-faa-NAA-boe-laa], agita heartburn/indigestion (acidit) [AA-jih-tuh], ammonini! (lascilo!) I can say so many things. Grazie. To mean stomic pains and food coming back up. Streaka fromagia = cheese grater. In university I learned the official Italian word was basilico (with the second syllable stressed). Thanks a lot for It meant wait a minute in Sicilian. I was raised on the west side of Buffalo, NY. Firsr looked up poltergeist presenza demonica no correlarion there. I forgot to mention fesse meant fool, also. Malocchio - (Italian) - rhymes with Pinocchio, literally means "the evil eye" and is an Italian curse. (non fai scumbari) [NOO-moo fai shkoom-baa-REE], oobatz/patz crazy person (un pazzo/u pazzu) [oo-BAATZ], paesan fellow Italian countryman (paesano) [pai-ZAAN], pasta vasul Italian soup (pasta fagioli) [pasta-faa-ZOOL], pastin small, star-shaped pasta (pastina) [paa-STEEN], pizzagain Italian meat pie (pizzagaina) [pizza-GAIN], pizzolino afternoon nap (pisolino) [peetz-o-LEE-no], provalon type of cheese (provalone) [pro-v-LOAN], pucchiach/bucchiach bch (pucchiacha) [poo-KYAAK], rigott Italian cheese (ricotta) [ree-GAUWT], salud/salut be in good health (salute) [zaa-LOOD], shape-la-tass shape of a cup (shape of la tazza) [shape-aa-laa-taatz], scharol/scarol escarole/money (scarola) [shkaa-ROAL], schif/shkeeve to be disgusted by something (schifo) [shkeef], schifozz disgusting thing (schifosa) [shkee-VOATZ], scorchamend/scocciament a pain in the ass (scocciamento) [scorch-aa-MEND], scoochi-di-bandanz a real pain [scooch-ee-dee-baan-DANZ], scustumad stupid person (scostumato) [skoo-stoo-MAAD], sciumara river (fiumara) [shoo-MAA-raa], scobendo to sweep the floor (scopare) [sko-BEN-doe], scubata/scupata get laid (scopato) [SKOO-baa-taa], sculabast pasta strainer (scola la pasta) [skoo-laa-BAAST], scungill/scongigl cooked snail (sconciglio) [skoon-JEEL], sedeti/sededi sit down (sedeteti) [SEH-daa-dee], sesenta fame? Wouldnt know any other way. la buon anima pronounced as (a)bonanima or (a)bunamina. My mothers favorites were, Ti Potza schiatta, Potza yetta u sangue. 2. [aa-moe-NEE-nee], andosh!/andosc lets go! Does anyone recall hearing a childrens song or rhyme with words that sound like this? [kay-preh-KAA], chiove troppassai its raining very hard (fa piove molto) [KYOH-vay-TROAP-aa-SAI], cing-u-bezz/cing u bezz five dollars apiece (cinque un pezzo) [cheeng-oo-BETZ], colghioni/cogliones/gulgliones male anatomy (colghioni) [coal-YOANZ]/[gool-YOANZ], cornuto husband whose wife is unfaithful (cornuto) [coar-NOO-toe], cuore stuppau heart stopped (cuore stopped) [KWOAW-ray-staa-POW], ddojefacc/duyavatch two faced (due facce) [doo-ya-FAATCH], disgraziat dirtball (disgraziato) [dees-graats-ee-AAT], edi-conosc? The word my mother always used was chiacchierone. I have been trying to find out for years how to spell the Italian (most likely Italian-American slang) word that sounds phonetically like Badjagaloop and what the English translation is. hows it going? Mary, the Biblical Mother of Jesus, called the Madonna. Whenever any says Madone, they are invoking the name of Jesus mother. I laughed like crazy! I remember a lot of these. Trina You wrote a long time ago, hope you see this. The first part of meen-gya-roll sounds like minchione (minchia means dick in Sicily), which is basically the same as coglione. and i know all of those words plus others..its wonderful knowing that all those words are not getting lost.. donkey? When my wife and I were first married we lived in a Ponte neighborhood and we all had vegetable gardens. CIAO! Check out the Gattopardo (OK, its Lampedusa, but gives an idea). They used to say. Both individuals who said this were from possibly Naples, Bari or Sicily. Thats an easy one, to save time!!!! My grandfather was from Naples and he would sing to his grandchildren the following song: American Italian expressions sometimes are not always true to an Italian original- not even to an original dialectical Italian rootsometimes it is in the hearer rather than the words and then it gets repeated to take on a new life of its own. All my life my grandmother would shake her wooden spoon at me and call me scooch or scocciamente and I never knew how to spell them. I grew up in Pittsburgh, and now live in Chicago, me and my amicci and familigia in both places still talk this way amongst ourselves. It offers you quick access to synonyms, pronunciation and conjugation of a word, By adding words or expressions to the online dictionaries you can position yourself as a language expert, If you don`t know a word meaning you can start a discussion on it, or ask for its English Italian translation. Thanks so much! When used in this way, it is most often seen in the phrase "marone sei . I am inclined to agree with both of your posts. (with cent sound like chent). Probably because they didnt get very much meat. It contains over 95638 terms and 212602 translations in both English and Italian and continues to grow and improve. if you yell to someone morto di fame you are insulting him, more or less telling him is a tramp, a loser, someone who cannot even provide food for himself (morire di fame starve to death). and spinata which means all messed up.Probably spelled wrong too. This was very helpful in researching words and phrases that my grandparents used. He was clearly an exception to the vast majority of his fellows. 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! There are some words that are not literal translations. My grandfather said it all the time. Italian Dictionary + on the App Store I love that you mention gagutz. Italy was unified and sicily incorporated in 1860. Many thanks for sharing! Yo Michael, On the other hand spusdada does look like it has a connection with another Italian word spostata (Remember [t] frequently becomes [d] and the vowel sound [o] frequently becomes [u] in dialect). Three of my grandparents, three uncles, an aunt and a few cousins were immigrants from Abruzzo. Thanks! The way Americans heard it and reproduced it furtherly distorted the Italian dialect pronunciation. (andiamo) [aan-DOESH], aunda/awunda? No, dont believe it. Im gonna try to spell it out like you did. Sicily was also a Norman kingdom, Sicilians have viking blood. 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! Over 100,000 Italian translations of English words and phrases. She says her grandma told her it means, the man who was not there, like maybe a poltergeist. Y O! and it cracks me up every time. Its an amazing compilation of words and phrases I grew up with. your articles? I think the spelling of many of the words is up for debate, because they really are primarily spoken. . (che peccato!) My grandmothers family came from Calabria and my grandfathers family came from Naples. It is based on the Italian language, but it contains a mixture of Sicilian- and Neapolitan-inspired dialect words and phrases as well as . I have a cousin who when we get together still says Hey! (che cazzo fai?) Collins Italian Dictionary | Translations, Definitions and Pronunciations 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? [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? My father and his comrades would migrate between English, Abruzzese and this fascinating dictionary listed above. I know I can say that here. Also, so many people think the language their ancestors and relatives spoke was a dialect or an inferior version of standard Italian. Italian-English dictionary | English translation | Reverso Her family got a kick out of it. go f yourself! I have one more person to ask. : There are more words, but I hope these bring back memories. I believe its mascalzone rascal, rogue, but not in a malicious way. They tell me that the dialects are dying out, and that everyone studies official Italian today, and that it is inappropriate to use a dialect with a total stranger. did anyone ever hear alle murte tue? !m, My grandparents from bari, pronounced biscotti as vishcooth?.Im trying to spell it the way it sounds..lol. Welcome to the English-Italian Dictionary on WordReference. Anyway, he mustve worked his way all the way over to So. The list and comments just made my day! what are you doing? A fact that embarasses me since I grew up in Italian neighborhoods in northern NJ.). Have yet to make the trip,but on my bucket list. Family is from Campania/Avellino area if it helps. Se ne andato. year. Your mother would say, Its cold out, make sure you wear your coo-pa-LEEN today., [] salut (salute), bacouz (bagno), e la lista continua, se volete, qui. Jamaica, Queens because you got it 152% right!! bombaleeth (drunk) (with the th like the, a dead stop.) My dad was calabrese and mom was aviglanese. Italians have a habit of dropping the final vowel of a word, as in Mootzarell for mozzerellA, and Antipast for antipastO. An unparalleled resource for word lovers, word gamers, and word geeks everywhere, Collins online Unabridged English Dictionary draws on Collins extensive language databases and covers many literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and compilers as well as Scrabble players. I see a similar one above, but not exact. it sounds phonetically like, Zutagil or sootagil. Mom would serve pizza frite on our birthdays. Anybody know? She called it a coolie. As a matter of fact, everyone here should create there own page! In Italian, the word marone has a few different meanings. My nona used to yell that at my brother whenever hed sneak her Livfesaver candies! For the ones performing professional translations from English to Italian, the specialized terms found in our dictionary are very helpful. (Plaza or place of something?). Never learned Proper Italian cause of the dialect speaking. The translation to English would be equivalent to may you live to be a hundred years old. It means someone who talks too much, or at least thats how we use it in our family! Free word lists and quizzes to create, download and share! Now my grandchildren use this work instead of colandar. 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. She did use to word culu and I remember it pronounced as cool-oo, not cool-oh. How to use Italian American in a sentence. Shake-oo shekoo? I thought that was the word for bleach cause I used the word in class once (ONLY) & everyone (teacher too) thought I was Oobatz!! Dont ask me where those words came from, but we used them all the time. Boy, werent we surprised when we found out that it wasnt Italian at all, but Italians trying to pronounce the English How are you?! your sister!/your sisters a _____! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); jeanne (can you belive they named me french instead of Italian lol), Joanne ( grew up in Queens, born in Brooklyn! generation Italian, depending on which parent I refer too. Catalonia called Alt Catalan. where? what great help this has been, i`m semi retired and attempting to write a book about Italian Americans in New York. Your website provided us useful details in order to work on. So uncle Frank would be u Zi Franc without the o, For a deeper Neapolitan dialect, Id say Zi Francehard accent on the e. Ive shared it with my sisters, they love it!!! Italian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster Thats the way my Dad (Elmont, LI by way of Lower Manhattan) pronounced it and the only way my brother and I know how to say it, There are many instances where southern Italian dialects substitute the sound [b] for [p] and [d] for [t], in addition to the vowel [u] for [o]. bobba-lawks (cobwebs) I have long since left Long Island and after my son asked me for the umpteenth time what maron meant, I had to confess it was just an expression I picked up. 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. My grandmother was Calabrezzi and my grandfather was Neopolitan. [aa-WOON-duh], aunda ciunca/awunda chunka? Do you want to work for the United Nations or something? I did get into the class, but decided to drop it because my class was full of Snookis and I didnt want to have to deal with that. My family moved from Philly around 1900 to CT. Sounded something like parc-a ma-zel-ea usually said after someone was being stupid. (do you) understand? IF I ever get to go to Italy, its probably all I would relate to. 1. Anyone help? Pronunciation. [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? what a shame! However, from what I am reading here, high school Italian would not have done me much good in talking to real people. translation for those not familiar = American. Anyone know how to spell the Italian word spoken before a dead persons name? It would be la matriciana but They also drop the last vowel in a word thus a Beetz They also drop the g in a word with gu guaglione is waglio guapo becomes wapo thus the slur Wop Dont know why but it is. (lascilo!) Example sentences from real language to show how the word is used.

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