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Italianisms Around the World: The Words That Travel with Italy

Pizza, allegro, ciao, paparazzi, espresso: Italian words adopted by other languages tell of trade routes, musical scores, migration, films and advertising. Some retain almost all their original meaning; others alter their pronunciation, grammar and use. Following these linguistic borrowings reveals an Italy less uniform than stereotypes suggest: a language carried through port cities, theatres, migrant families and global consumption.

Open musical score beside an espresso, a notebook with the word ciao and newspaper clippings about paparazzi
Italianisms Around the World Credits: Image generated with AI technology

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