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Words In The English Language That Originated From The Italian Language?

could you give me some examples because i am quite stuck on this? Name words in the English Language that originated from words in the Italian Language. please any word at all that you can give me would be helpful

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1. Pizza!!
2. Spaghetti? Pizza
3. italy, michelangelo rahpeal donnie and pizza
4. Assassin from "assassino", blacony from "balcone", dome from "duomo", porcelaine from "porcellana", studio (same), calamari (same), motto (same), serenade from "serenata", carnival from "carnevale", courtesan from "cortigiana".
5. wikipedia will give you a full list just google words of italian origin.....good luck one for example arcade
6. Allegro. Means cheerful in Italian. It may be Latin based though. Used in music tempo.
7. nuncio, magnifico, mountebank, umbrella, gondola, mustachio, bandit, firm (company), motto, artichoke, cupola, piazza, stucco, portico, grotto, balcony, dado, concert, vio da gamba, fresco, stanza, canto, regatta, lagoon, muslin, opera, sonata, largo, piano, intaglio, profile, vista, chiaroscuro, burlesque, ghetto, casino, vendetta, mafia, malaria, influenza, lava, breccia, travertine, loggia, studio, soprano, trombone, viola, cantata, concerto, aria, finale, andante, adagio, crescendo, tempo, bravo, piccolo, prima donna, sestet, scherzo, contrapuntal, imbroglio I have only included words that came directly from Italian. Other English words came from Italian through French and there are modern food words that are not included. This is not a complete list and does not include a number of words borrowed in the twentieth century. LATER: Ricki's list has a couple of errors--assassin did not come into English from Italian, but from French, dome came from French. LATER EDIT FOR DEE J: As with many words, the ultimate origin of a word is not necessarily the language that English got the word from. "Assassin" is from hashishiyyin, an Arabic word (not Turkish) that means "hashish-users". The word then entered French as "assassin" and it was from French that English got the word.
8. pasta (and kinds of pasta: spaghetti, ziti, lasagna, tortellini) pizza (obviously) zucchini, mozzarella piano (Italian for soft) piccolo (Italian for small) bravo solo vendetta, mafia
9. Bravo! some good words there! As an aside, I believe that the word assassin actually comes from the Turkish? hashishin (or something like that). I seem to remember that these Muslim fighters would get high before taking on the Christian crusaders.
10. Fiasco Andante Vendetta Latte Pasta Spaghetti Pro bono Intelligentsia Illuminati Alumni Pianissimo Piano Caprice Arcade Capo Forte Mosaic Caricature Facade Maskerade Graffitti Sonata Mascara Al dente Peperoni Gondola Impresario Diva Maestro Aria Bravo Inferno Libido Mezzanine Soprano Gondola Concerto Pergola Confetti Baggage