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Il cibo
Food is a necessity, and can also be a source of great pleasure. Being able to talk about Italian food will come in handy while shopping, dining, traveling, and entertaining friends, so check out this vocab list for Italian food, including the basic food groups and related verbs. Buon appetito!
| to be hungry | avere fame | |
| to eat | mangiare | |
| to taste | assaggiare | |
| meal | il pasto | |
| breakfast | la colazione | |
| to have breakfast | fare colazione | |
| lunch | il pranzo | |
| to have lunch | pranzare | |
| dinner | la cena | |
| to have dinner | cenare | |
| snack | lo spuntino | |
| appetizer, starter | l’antipasto | |
| first course | il primo | |
| main course | il secondo | |
| salad | l’insalata | |
| soup | la zuppa | |
| dessert | il dolce il dessert |
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| to cook | cucinare | |
| cooking | la cucina | |
| kitchen | la cucina | |
| dining room | la sala da pranzo | |
| restaurant | il ristorante |
Fruit La frutta
| apple | la mela | |
| apricot | l’albicocca | |
| banana | la banana | |
| blackberry | la mora | |
| blueberry | il mirtillo | |
| cherry | la ciliegia | |
| fig | il fico | |
| grape | l’uva | |
| grapefruit | il pompelmo | |
| lemon | il limone | |
| lime | il lime | |
| melon | il melone | |
| orange | l’arancia | |
| peach | la pesca | |
| pear | la pera | |
| pineapple | l’ananas | |
| plum | la prugna | |
| pomegranate | il melograno | |
| raspberry | il lampone | |
| strawberry | la fragola | |
| watermelon | l’anguria |
Vegetables La verdura
| artichoke | il carciofo | |
| asparagus | l’asparago | |
| bean | il fagiolo | |
| beet | la barbabietola | |
| bell pepper | il peperone | |
| carrot | la carota | |
| cauliflower | il cavolfiore | |
| celery | il sedano | |
| corn | il mais | |
| cucumber | il cetriolo | |
| eggplant | la melanzana | |
| garlic | l’aglio | |
| lettuce | la lattuga | |
| mushroom | il fungo | |
| onion | la cipolla | |
| peas | i piselli | |
| potato | la patata | |
| radish | il ravanello | |
| spinach | gli spinaci | |
| tomato | il pomodoro | |
| zucchini | la zucchina |
Dairy products Prodotti lattiero-caseari
| butter | il burro | |
| buttermilk | il latticello | |
| cheese | il formaggio | |
| cream | la panna liquida | |
| cream cheese | la crema di formaggio | |
| ice cream | il gelato | |
| milk | il latte | |
| sour cream | la panna acida | |
| yogurt | lo yogurt |
Meat La carne
| anchovies | le acciughe | |
| chicken | il pollo | |
| fish | il pesce | |
| ham | il prosciutto | |
| lamb | l’agnello | |
| pork | il maiale | |
| rabbit | il coniglio | |
| roast beef | l’arrosto | |
| sausage | la salsiccia | |
| seafood | i frutti di mare | |
| shrimp | il gambero il gamberetto |
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| snails | le lumache | |
| steak | la bistecca | |
| turkey | il tacchino | |
| veal |
il vitello |
Dessert Il dessert
| cake | la torta | |
| candy | la caramella | |
| cheese | il formaggio | |
| chocolate | il cioccolato | |
| chocolate mousse | la mousse al cioccolato | |
| cookie | il biscotti | |
| custard | la crema | |
| flan | lo sformato | |
| fruit | la frutta | |
| ice cream | il gelato | |
| pastry | il pasticcino | |
| pie | la crostata | |
| pound cake | il plumcake | |
| vanilla | la vaniglia |
Miscellaneous Varie
| bread | il pane | |
| croissant | il cornetto | |
| dressing | il condimento | |
| egg | l’uovo | |
| flour | la farina | |
| fries (US), chips (UK) | le patatine fritte | |
| jam | la marmellata | |
| mayonnaise | la maionese | |
| mustard | la senape | |
| olive oil | l’olio d’oliva | |
| pasta | la pasta | |
| pepper | il pepe | |
| rice | il riso | |
| salt | il sale | |
| sauce | la salsa, il sugo | |
| sugar | lo zucchero | |
| toast | il pane tostato |
Related lessons
- Buon appetito!
- Chores
- Colors
- Dishes and silverware
- Drinks
- Essential Italian
- Partitive articles
- Restaurant
- Shops and businesses
Italian lesson plans
- Cuisine (Lesson plan, Higher Ed)
- Culinary culture (Lesson plan, 6th – 12th grade)
- Design an Italian resort (Lesson, 9th – Higher Ed)
- Food and drink (Lesson plan, 6th – 12th grade)
- Food preferences and healthful eating (Lesson plan, 3rd – 6th grade)
- Cucinare e cenare: word fine (Worksheet, 9th – 12th grade)
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