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• ágio (agio)
• alarme (all'arme) - en.: alarm
  Alarm
  An alarm device or system of alarm devices gives an audible or visual alarm signal about a problem or condition.Alarm devices include:* burglar alarms, designed to warn of burglaries; this is often a silent alarm: the police or guards are warned without indication to the burglar, which increases...
  
  
• alerta (all'erta) - en.: alert
• andante (andante)
• antepasto (antipasto
  Antipasto
  Antipasto , means "before the meal" and is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, roasted garlic, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses...
  
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• arcada (arcate) - en.: arcade
  Arcade
  Arcade may refer to:*Arcade , a passage or walkway, often including retailers*Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware*Arcade game, a coin operated game machine usually found in a game or video arcade...
  
  
• ária (aria
  Aria
  An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
  
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• aquarela (acquarella) - en.: watercolour
• arlequim (Arlecchino)
• arpejo (arpeggio
  Arpeggio
  An arpeggio is a musical technique where notes in a chord are played or sung in sequence, one after the other, rather than ringing out simultaneously...
  
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• bagatela (bagatella) - en.: bagatelle
  Bagatelle
  Bagatelle is a billiards-derived indoor table game, the object of which is to get a number of balls past wooden pins into holes...
  
  
• baldaquim (baldacchino)
• banquete (banchetta) - en.: banquet
  Banquet
  A banquet is a large meal or feast, complete with main courses and desserts. It usually serves a purpose such as a charitable gathering, a ceremony, or a celebration, and is often preceded or followed by speeches in honour of someone....
  
  
• barista (barista
  Barista
  A barista is a person, usually a coffee-house employee, who prepares and serves espresso-based coffee drinks.- Application of the title :...
  
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• batalhão (battaglione) - en.: battalion
  Battalion
  A battalion is a military unit of around 300–1,200 soldiers usually consisting of between two and seven companies and typically commanded by either a Lieutenant Colonel or a Colonel...
  
  
• batuta ([battuta)
• belvedere (belvedere)
• bisonho (bisogno)
• boletim (bollettino) - en.: bulletin
• bravata (bravata)
• brócole (broccoli
  Broccoli
  Broccoli is a plant in the cabbage family, whose large flower head is used as a vegetable.-General:The word broccoli, from the Italian plural of , refers to "the flowering top of a cabbage"....
  
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• bufão (buffone) - en.: buffoon

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• camerlengo (camerlengo
  Camerlengo
  The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (pl. Camerlenghi) The Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (pl. Camerlenghi) (Italian for "Chamberlain", when referred to the Holy See; when referred to secular courts the word is "Ciambellano", pl...
  
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• cantata (cantata
  Cantata
  A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
  
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• capricho (capriccio)
• capuchino (cappuccino
  Cappuccino
  A cappuccino is an Italian coffee drink prepared with espresso, hot milk, and steamed-milk foam. The name comes from the Capuchin friars, referring to the colour of their habits.- Definition :...
  
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• caricatura (caricatura)
• carnaval (carnevale) - en.: carnival
  Carnival
  Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
  
  
• carpete (carpita) - en.: carpet
  Carpet
  A carpet is a textile floor covering consisting of an upper layer of "pile" attached to a backing. The pile is generally either made from wool or a manmade fibre such as polypropylene,nylon or polyester and usually consists of twisted tufts which are often heat-treated to maintain their...
  
  
• carroça (carrozza)
• carroceria (carrozzeria)
• cartucho (cartoccio) - en.: cartridge
• cascata (cascata) - en.: cascade
  Waterfall
  A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
  
  
• cassino (casino
  Casino
  In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
  
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• charlatão (ciarlatano)
• ciabata (ciabatta
  Ciabatta
  Ciabatta is an Italian white bread made with wheat flour and yeast. The loaf is somewhat elongated, broad and flattish. There are many variations of ciabatta.Ciabatta in its modern form was developed in 1982...
  
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• cicerone (cicerone
  Cicerone
  Cicerone is an old term for a guide, one who conducts visitors and sightseers to museums, galleries, etc., and explains matters of archaeological, antiquarian, historic or artistic interest. The word is presumably taken from Marcus Tullius Cicero, as a type of learning and eloquence...
  
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• comparsa (comparsa)
• concerto (concerto
  Concerto
  A concerto is a musical work usually composed in three parts or movements, in which one solo instrument is accompanied by an orchestra.The etymology is uncertain, but the word seems to have originated from the conjunction of the two Latin words...
  
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• contralto (contralto
  Contralto
  Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...
  
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• coronel (colonnello) - en.: colonel
  Colonel
  Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...
  
  
• cortejar (corteggiare) - en.: courting
• cortesã (cortigiana) - en.: courtesan
  Courtesan
  A courtesan was originally a female courtier, which means a person who attends the court of a monarch or other powerful person.In feudal society, the court was the centre of government as well as the residence of the monarch, and social and political life were often completely mixed together...
  
  

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• desenho (disegno) - en.: design
  Design
  Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
  
  
• desfaçatez (sfacciatezza)
• diletante (dilettante
  Amateur
  An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
  
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• diva (diva
  Diva
  A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
  
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• doge (doge
  Doge
  Doge is a dialectal Italian word that descends from the Latin dux , meaning "leader", especially in a military context. The wife of a Doge is styled a Dogaressa....
  
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• dona (donna
  Donna
  -Fictional characters:*Donna Duck, character from the 1937 Disney short Don Donald*Donna Freedman, character from Neighbours*Donna Hayward, character from Twin Peaks*Donna Martin, character from Beverly Hills 90210...
  
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• domo (duomo) - en.: dome
  Dome
  A dome is a structural element of architecture that resembles the hollow upper half of a sphere. Dome structures made of various materials have a long architectural lineage extending into prehistory....
  
  
• dueto (duetto) - en.: duet

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• embrulho (imbroglio)
• entalhe (intaglio)
• empresário (impresario
  Impresario
  An impresario is a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays or operas; analogous to a film producer in filmmaking, television production and an angel investor in business...
  
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• esbirro (sbirro)
• esboço (sbozzo)
• escaramuça (scaramuccia)
• escopeta (scopetta)
• escorchar (scorciare)
• esdrúxulo (sdrucciolo)
• esfumar (sfumare)
• espaguete (spaghetti
  Spaghetti
  Spaghetti is a long, thin, cylindrical pasta of Italian origin. Spaghetti is made of semolina or flour and water. Italian dried spaghetti is made from durum wheat semolina, but outside of Italy it may be made with other kinds of flour...
  
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• esquadra (squadra) - en.: squad
  Squad
  In military terminology, a squad is a small military unit led by a non-commissioned officer that is subordinate to an infantry platoon. In countries following the British Army tradition this organization is referred to as a section...
  
  
• esquadrão (squadrone) - en.: squadron
  Squadron
  Squadron has different meanings:*Squadron , a cavalry or other unit that consists of a number of troops.*Squadron , a unit of aircraft that consists of three or four "flights", with a total of 12 to 24 aircraft, depending on aircraft type and air force.*Squadron , a unit of 3-4 major naval vessels...
  
  
• esquete (schizzo) - en.: sketch
  Sketch (drawing)
  A sketch is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work...
  
  
• esquife (schifo) - en.: skiff
  Skiff
  The term skiff is used for a number of essentially unrelated styles of small boat. The word is related to ship and has a complicated etymology: "skiff" comes from the Middle English skif, which derives from the Old French esquif, which in turn derives from the Old Italian schifo, which is itself of...
  
  
• esquifoso (schifoso)
• estafar (staffare)
• estafermo (stafermo)
• estância (stanza
  Stanza
  In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. In modern poetry, the term is often equivalent with strophe; in popular vocal music, a stanza is typically referred to as a "verse"...
  
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• estileto (stiletto
  Stiletto
  A stiletto is a knife or dagger with a long slender blade and needle-like point, intended primarily as a stabbing weapon. The stiletto blade's narrow cross-section and acuminated tip reduces friction upon entry, allowing the blade to penetrate deeply...
  
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• estravagância (stravaganza)
• estropear (stroppiare)
• estudio (studio
  Studio
  A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or the catchall term for an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, radio or television...
  
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• estuque (stucco
  Stucco
  Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...
  
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• expresso (espresso
  Espresso
  Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee. Espresso is widely known throughout the world....
  
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• fachada (facciata) - en.: facade
  Facade
  A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....
  
  
• faiança (Faenza)
• fanal (fanale)
• farsa (farce) - en.: farse
  Farse
  Farse are a five-piece ska-punk band hailing from Birmingham in the West Midlands.They attended St. Thomas Aquinas school in Birmingham, where the band formed in 1996 as a four piece, Ollie Chris Dan Tom Rose...
  
  
• fascismo (fascismo) - en.: fascism
  Fascism
  Fascism is a radical authoritarian nationalist political ideology. Fascists seek to rejuvenate their nation based on commitment to the national community as an organic entity, in which individuals are bound together in national identity by suprapersonal connections of ancestry, culture, and blood...
  
  
• feltro (feltro) - en.: felt
  Felt
  Felt is a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing and pressing woollen fibres. While some types of felt are very soft, some are tough enough to form construction materials. Felt can be of any colour, and made into any shape or size....
  
  
• festa (festa) - en.: fest
  Fest
  Fest may refer to:* Fest, Danish/German/Norwegian/Swedish for party* Fest, a type of festival* Joachim Fest , German historian and journalist* Fest Magazine, is an Edinburgh Festival review magazine...
  
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  Party
  A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, or recreation. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well....
  
  
• festejar (festeggiare)
• fiasco (fare fiasco) - en.: fiasco
• filigrana (filigrana)
• fólio (foglio)
• fosso (fosso)
• fragata (fregata) - en.: frigate
  Frigate
  A frigate is any of several types of warship, the term having been used for ships of various sizes and roles over the last few centuries.In the 17th century, the term was used for any warship built for speed and maneuverability, the description often used being "frigate-built"...
  
  
• fresco (fresco
  Fresco
  Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...
  
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• fuga (fuga)

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• galeria (galleria) - en.: wikt:gallery
• gazeta (gazzetta) - en.: gazette
  Gazette
  A gazette is a public journal, a newspaper of record, or simply a newspaper.In English- and French-speaking countries, newspaper publishers have applied the name Gazette since the 17th century; today, numerous weekly and daily newspapers bear the name The Gazette.Gazette is a loanword from the...
  
  
• gesso (gesso
  Gesso
  Gesso is a white paint mixture consisting of a binder mixed with chalk, gypsum, pigment, or any combination of these...
  
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• girafa (giraffa) - en.: giraffe
  Giraffe
  The giraffe is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant...
  
  
• gôndola (gondola
  Gondola
  The gondola is a traditional, flat-bottomed Venetian rowing boat, well suited to the conditions of the Venetian Lagoon. For centuries gondolas were the chief means of transportation and most common watercraft within Venice. In modern times the iconic boats still have a role in public transport in...
  
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• grafite (graffiti
  Graffiti
  Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
  
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• granito (granito) - en.: granite
  Granite
  Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
  
  
• grotesco (grottesco) - en.: grotesque
  Grotesque
  The word grotesque comes from the same Latin root as "Grotto", meaning a small cave or hollow. The original meaning was restricted to an extravagant style of Ancient Roman decorative art rediscovered and then copied in Rome at the end of the 15th century...
  
  
• grupo (gruppo) - en.: group
• gueto (ghetto
  Ghetto
  A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
  
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• Índigo (indaco) - en.: indigo
  Indigo
  Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
  
  
• infantaria (infanteria) - en.: infantry
  Infantry
  Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
  
  
• inferno (inferno
  Inferno
  Inferno means "Hell" in both Italian and Portuguese, so this word may refer to:*Hell*Conflagration, a large uncontrolled fire.-Literature:* Inferno , the first part of Dante's Divine Comedy...
  
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• informática (informatica) - informatics

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• laguna (laguna)
• lasanha (lasagna
  Lasagna
  Lasagna is a wide and flat type of pasta and possibly one of the oldest shapes. As with most other pasta shapes, the word is generally used in its plural form lasagne in Italy and the U.K. Traditionally, the dough was prepared in Southern Italy with semolina and water and in the northern regions,...
  
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• lava (lava
  Lava
  Lava refers both to molten rock expelled by a volcano during an eruption and the resulting rock after solidification and cooling. This molten rock is formed in the interior of some planets, including Earth, and some of their satellites. When first erupted from a volcanic vent, lava is a liquid at...
  
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• lazareto (lazaretto) - en.: lazaret
• libreto (libretto
  Libretto
  A libretto is the text used in an extended musical work such as an opera, operetta, masque, oratorio, cantata, or musical. The term "libretto" is also sometimes used to refer to the text of major liturgical works, such as mass, requiem, and sacred cantata, or even the story line of a...
  
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• loja (loggia
  Loggia
  Loggia is the name given to an architectural feature, originally of Minoan design. They are often a gallery or corridor at ground level, sometimes higher, on the facade of a building and open to the air on one side, where it is supported by columns or pierced openings in the wall...
  
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• loteria (lotteria) - lottery
  Lottery
  A lottery is a form of gambling which involves the drawing of lots for a prize.Lottery is outlawed by some governments, while others endorse it to the extent of organizing a national or state lottery. It is common to find some degree of regulation of lottery by governments...
  
  

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• macarrão (maccherone) - en.: macaroni
  Macaroni
  Macaroni is a variety of moderately extended, machine-made, dry pasta made with durum wheat. Macaroni noodles do not contain eggs, and are normally cut in short, hollow shapes; however, the term refers not to the shape of the pasta, but to the kind of dough from which the noodle is made...
  
  
• madona (madonna)
• madrigal (madrigale) - en.: madrigal
  Madrigal (music)
  A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three to six....
  
  
• maestro (maestro
  Maestro
  Maestro is a title of extreme respect given to a master musician. The term is most commonly used in the context of Western classical music and opera. This is associated with the ubiquitous use of Italian vocabulary for classical music terms...
  
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• máfia (mafia
  Mafia
  The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
  
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• mafioso (mafioso
  Mafioso
  Mafioso may refer to:* Mafioso , a 1962 Italian crime comedy film* Mafioso , a member of an Italian mafia clan* Mafioso rap, a hip hop sub-genre...
  
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• magazine (magazzino) - en.: magazine
  Magazine
  Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
  
  
• magenta (Magenta
  Magenta
  Magenta is a color evoked by light stronger in blue and red wavelengths than in yellowish-green wavelengths . In light experiments, magenta can be produced by removing the lime-green wavelengths from white light...
  
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• magnífico (magnifico) - en.: magnificent
  Magnificent
  Magnificent may refer to:*HMS Magnificent, Royal Navy ships*HMCS Magnificent , a Canadian ship*"Magnificent" , a song by Rick Ross from his 2009 album Deeper Than Rap...
  
  
• malandro (malandrino)
• malária (malaria
  Malaria
  Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
  
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• maneirismo (manierismo) - en.: mannerism
  Mannerism
  Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
  
  
• maquiavélico (macchiavellico)
• marrasquino (maraschino
  Maraschino
  Maraschino .The liqueur's distinctive flavor comes from the Marasca cherries, and the crushed cherry pits lend an almond-like flavor to Maraschino...
  
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• medalha (medaglia) - en.: medal
  Medal
  A medal, or medallion, is generally a circular object that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way rendered with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering. A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for athletic, military, scientific,...
  
  
• melodrama (melodramma) - en.: melodrama
  Melodrama
  The term melodrama refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. It may also refer to the genre which includes such works, or to language, behavior, or events which resemble them...
  
  
• merengue (Marengo
  Marengo
  Marengo may refer to:* The Battle of Marengo, in 1800 in northern Italy* French ship Marengo* Chicken Marengo, a food dish* Marengo , a genus of jumping spiders* Marengo , Napoleon's horse...
  
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• mezanino (mezzanino) - en.: mezzanine
  Mezzanine (architecture)
  In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors of a building. Often, a mezzanine is low-ceilinged and projects in the form of a balcony. The term is also used for the lowest balcony in...
  
  
• miniatura (miniatura) - en.: miniature
  Miniature
  A miniature is a small-scale reproduction, or a small variation. It may refer to:* Miniature , a small painting in an illuminated text** Persian miniature, a small painting in an illuminated text or album...
  
  
• moçarela (mozzarella
  Mozzarella
  Mozzarella is an Italian Traditional Speciality Guaranteed food product. The term is used for several kinds of Italian cheeses that are made using spinning and then cutting :...
  
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• modelo (modello) - en.: model
• mortadela (mortadella
  Mortadella
  Mortadella is a large Italian sausage or cold cut made of finely hashed or ground, heat-cured pork sausage, which incorporates at least 15% small cubes of pork fat . Mortadella is a staple product of Bologna, Italy...
  
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• mosquete (moschetto) - en.: musket
  Musket
  A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smooth bore long gun, fired from the shoulder. Muskets were designed for use by infantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation musketman or musketeer....
  
  
• mussolina (mussolina) - en.: muslin
  Muslin
  Muslin |sewing patterns]], such as for clothing, curtains, or upholstery. Because air moves easily through muslin, muslin clothing is suitable for hot, dry climates.- Etymology and history :...
  
  

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• palhaço (pagliaccio) - en.: clown
  Clown
  Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...
  
  
• panetone (panettone
  Panettone
  thumb|200px|right|A non-traditionally shaped panettone loaf.Panettone is a type of sweet bread loaf originally from Milan , usually prepared and enjoyed for Christmas and New Year in Italy, Malta, Brazil, Germany and Switzerland, and is one of the symbols of the city of Milan. Maltese nationals are...
  
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• parmesão (parmigiano) - en.: parmesan
• partitura (partitura)
• pastiche (pasticcio
  Pasticcio
  In music, a pasticcio or pastiche is an opera or other musical work composed of works by different composers who may or may not have been working together, or an adaptation or localization of an existing work that is loose, unauthorized, or inauthentic.-Etymology:The term is first attested in the...
  
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• (perla) - en.: pearl
  Pearl
  A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of a mollusk, a pearl is made up of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. The ideal pearl is perfectly round and smooth, but many other...
  
  
• pedante (pedante) - en.: pedant
  Pedant
  A pedant is a person who is excessively concerned with formalism and precision, or who makes a show of his or her learning.-Etymology:The English language word "pedant" comes from the French pédant or its older mid-15th Century Italian source pedante, "teacher, schoolmaster"...
  
  
• pelagra (pellagra
  Pellagra
  Pellagra is a vitamin deficiency disease most commonly caused by a chronic lack of niacin in the diet. It can be caused by decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan, and possibly by excessive intake of leucine. It may also result from alterations in protein metabolism in disorders such as carcinoid...
  
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• peperone (peperoni)
• pergola (pergola
  Pergola
  A pergola, arbor or arbour is a garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support cross-beams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are trained...
  
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• piano (piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
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• pícolo (piccolo
  Piccolo
  The piccolo is a half-size flute, and a member of the woodwind family of musical instruments. The piccolo has the same fingerings as its larger sibling, the standard transverse flute, but the sound it produces is an octave higher than written...
  
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• pilastra (pilastro) - en.: pilaster
  Pilaster
  A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....
  
  
• piloto (pilota) - pilot
• pistáquio (pistacchio)
• pistola (Pistoia
  Pistoia
  Pistoia is a city and comune in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno.-History:...
  
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• pizza (pizza
  Pizza
  Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"...
  
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• pizzaria (pizzeria)
• polenta (polenta
  Polenta
  Polenta is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. The word "polenta" is borrowed from Italian.-Description:Polenta is made with ground yellow or white cornmeal , which can be ground coarsely or finely depending on the region and the texture desired.As it is known today, polenta derives from earlier...
  
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• Porcelana (porcellana) - en.: porcelain
  Porcelain
  Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
  
  
• portifólio (portafoglio) - en.: portifolio
• postilhão (postiglione) - en.: postillon
• propaganda (propaganda
  Propaganda
  Propaganda is a form of communication that is aimed at influencing the attitude of a community toward some cause or position so as to benefit oneself or one's group....
  
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• provolone (provolone
  Provolone
  Provolone is an Italian cheese that originated in Southern Italy, where it is still produced in various shapes as in 10 to 15 cm long pear, sausage, or cone shapes. A variant of Provolone is also produced in North America and Japan...
  
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R

• raça (razza) - race
• ravióli (ravioli
  Ravioli
  Ravioli are a traditional type of Italian filled pasta. They are composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin egg pasta dough and are served either in broth or with a pasta sauce. The word ravioli is reminiscent of the Italian verb riavvolgere , though the two words are not...
  
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• regata (regata)
• ricota (ricotta
  Ricotta
  Ricotta is an Italian dairy product made from sheep milk whey left over from the production of cheese. Although typically referred to as ricotta cheese, ricotta is not properly a cheese because it is not produced by coagulation of casein...
  
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• risoto (risotto
  Risotto
  Risotto is a class of Italian dishes of rice cooked in broth to a creamy consistency. The broth may be meat-, fish-, or vegetable-based; many kinds include Parmesan cheese, butter, and onion...
  
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• rúcula (rugola, rughetta)

S

• salame (salame)
• salsicha (salsicce)
• saltimbanco (saltimbanco)
• sedã (sede) - en.: sedan
• semolina (semolino) - en.: semoline
• sentinela (sentinella) - en.: sentinel
  Sentinel
  -Guards:* Border guard, a state agent who controls the security at borders* Honor guard, a ceremonial escort-Places:* Sentinel, California* Sentinel, Oklahoma* Sentinel Island * Sentinel Islands, a pair of islands in the Andaman Islands...
  
  
• serenata (serenata)
• siena (Siena
  Siena
  Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.The historic centre of Siena has been declared by UNESCO a World Heritage Site. It is one of the nation's most visited tourist attractions, with over 163,000 international arrivals in 2008...
  
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• sinfonia (sinfonia) - en.: symphony
  Symphony
  A symphony is an extended musical composition in Western classical music, scored almost always for orchestra. A symphony usually contains at least one movement or episode composed according to the sonata principle...
  
  
• solfejo (solfeggio)
• solo (solo)
• sonata (sonata
  Sonata
  Sonata , in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to a cantata , a piece sung. The term, being vague, naturally evolved through the history of music, designating a variety of forms prior to the Classical era...
  
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• soneto (sonneto) = en.: sonnet
  Sonnet
  A sonnet is one of several forms of poetry that originate in Europe, mainly Provence and Italy. A sonnet commonly has 14 lines. The term "sonnet" derives from the Occitan word sonet and the Italian word sonetto, both meaning "little song" or "little sound"...
  
  
• soprano (soprano
  Soprano
  A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
  
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T

• tafetá (taffettà)
• talharim (taglierini
  Taglierini
  Taglierini is a type of ribbon pasta noodles. It is like tagliatelle but is a thinner version. It's a traditional recipe in Piedmont where it's called Tajarin and made of egg dough . It's typically served with butter and truffles or meat roast sauce ....
  
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• tarô (tarocchi) - tarot
  Tarot
  The tarot |trionfi]] and later as tarocchi, tarock, and others) is a pack of cards , used from the mid-15th century in various parts of Europe to play a group of card games such as Italian tarocchini and French tarot...
  
  
• tchau (ciao
  Ciao
  The word "ciao" is an informal Italian verbal salutation or greeting, meaning either "hello", "goodbye", "bye" or "hi". Originally from the Venetian language, it was adopted into the Italian language and eventually entered the vocabulary of English and of many other languages around the world...
  
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• tenor (tenore) - en.: tenor
  Tenor
  The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
  
  
• terracota (terracotta)
• tômbola (tombola
  Tombola
  Tombola may refer to:* A type of raffle popular in Britain, Croatia, Italy, Turkey and Austria* Tómbola, an entertainment news TV show on TeleFutura* Operation Tombola, a WWII Allied operation in ItalySee also...
  
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• torso (torso
  Torso
  Trunk or torso is an anatomical term for the central part of the many animal bodies from which extend the neck and limbs. The trunk includes the thorax and abdomen.-Major organs:...
  
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• trampolim (trampolino) - en.: trampoline
  Trampoline
  A trampoline is a device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric stretched over a steel frame using many coiled springs. People bounce on trampolines for recreational and competitive purposes....
  
  
• travertino (travertino) - en.: travertine
  Travertine
  Travertine is a form of limestone deposited by mineral springs, especially hot springs. Travertine often has a fibrous or concentric appearance and exists in white, tan, and cream-colored varieties. It is formed by a process of rapid precipitation of calcium carbonate, often at the mouth of a hot...
  
  
• trombone (trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
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• truco (trucco)
• tutifrúti (tutti-frutti)

Sources

• Partially extracted and translated from: Sabbatini, R.M.E.: Contribuições do Idioma Italiano ao Português: Estrangeirismos que Ficaram. Monografia, Instituto Edumed, Campinas, Agosto 2007 (reproduced by permission of the author). Available on the Internet (In Portuguese).
• Dicionário Universal da Lingua Portuguesa. Editora Priberam, Portugal. Available on the Internet