Rodomontade (from Rodomonte, a character in Italian Renaissance epic poems Orlando innamorato and its sequel Orlando furioso).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).Canto (from canto 'song', originally from Latin.Terrazza (in Italian means 'terrace', 'balcony').Terra-cotta (in Italian without hyphen).Sgraffito (Italian sgraffiare 'to scratch, write').Replica (in Italian means 'repeat performance').Parapet (from Italian parapetto through French). ![]()
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