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This week’s word, rovente (roh-vehn-tai), comes from the Latin rubenten, or “reddish.” However, we don’t quite use it for red stuff, but rather for what’s very, very hot. Non toccare…

…for Etna DOC, Faro DOC, Terre Siciliane IGP. Tai Rosso Sharing a genetic relationship with Spanish Garnacha and Sardinian Cannonau, Tai has developed a rather unique expression in Colli Berici…

According to Quora, a question-and-answer website where questions are asked, answered, edited and organized by its community of users, there are 15 Italian small towns that foreigners love the most….

Among all the words of the day we have had so far, insolente  (een-so-lehn-tai) is probably the one with the most interesting etymology. In Italian, we say someone is “insolente” when they…

The Italian word ciononostante(cho-no-no-stahn-tai) is an adverb meaning “nevertheless,” “nonetheless,” or “despite that.” It is used to introduce a contrasting statement or an exception, similar to how “however” functions in…

…aged 92. The label has remained an icon throughout the decades thanks to its unique style, which has always eschewed trends, and the dashing personality of the Missonis, notably Tai….

…nell’agosto 1943, durante una missione in volo sull’Italia. Le scene ferroviarie sono state girate sulla linea Belluno-Calalzo nel tratto fra Castellavazzo e Sottocastello-Tai. La battaglia fra gli uomini di Ryan…

Today’s word is delicious! Panforte (pan-for-tai) is a type of traditional cake from Siena, made with nuts, candied fruit, honey, sugar and spices. The word comes from the pane, “bread,”…