The Alternative Italian Dictionary The Alternative Italian Dictionary A part of The Alternative Dictionaries collection. Input new words! You may input new Italian words or add comments to existing entries yourself. Please use the input form, don't send new entries by email. If you would like to send corrections, please read this. b bagascia ++ bitch, whore baldracca + whore ?, bitch ? Insult used towards a woman. battere(verb) to prostitute oneself usually "battere" in italian means "to beat" but "battere la strada"(lett."to beat the road")has the alternative meaning:to practice the prostitution on the road so "battona"(noun.fem.)is a female who "batte" to prostitute oneself usually "battere" in italian means "to beat" but "battere la strada"(lett."to beat the road")has the alternative meaning:to practice the prostitution on the road so "battona"(noun.fem.)is a female who "batte" battona whore bocchinara ++ promiscuous woman lett. "woman who likes to give blow-jobs" Bocchino + to suck a dickhead boiata a worthless or useless thing brinca + pussy budiùlo (noun) + asshole; Idiot, stupid Expression used in middle Italy (Toscana, namely in Livorno, against people of Pisa). Example: O budiùlo d'un Pisano! c cacca - poo, doo-doo caccati in mano e prenditi a schiaffi ++ take a shit on your hands and hit yourself very coloured exprssion cagare + to shit, to defecate cagna + bitch, cow Insult towards a woman. Literal meaning: "bitch" (female dog). carita: per carita! for pity's sake! cazzata + (in plural) nonsense eg "Sono cazzate" ("That's bullshit") + a worthless or useless thing cazzimma (noun, femm.) attitude of cynical egoism (You have...) Is not possible to find an english translation,normally used in neapolitan dialect cazzo + (figurative sense) prick, dickhead, etc. The figurative sense is a pejorative term used as an insult. + (literal sense) cock, prick; che/dove/chi (etc) cazzo... ++ what/where/who (etc) the fuck... A euphemistic form is "che (etc) cavolo..." ("what (etc) the heck...") checca (adj) camp, effeminate Applied to gay men. (n) fairy, queen An effeminate gay man. chiappa cheek chiavare to screw Refers to heterosexual sex only. chiavata + a lay, a screw (ie a woman considered as a sexual object or sexual conquest) Generally used by heterosexuals only. ciucciami il cazzo + suck my dick coglioni + bollocks, balls (ie the testicles) See also "palle". cornuto + bastard, shit Being branded a cuckold is very insulting to the Italian male ego. An alternative and equivalent insult is the gesture of pointing one's hand towards the intended target with the forefinger and little finger extended, like a pair of horns. a man whose wife has been unfaithful to him Literally "horned", "having horns". culo arse (US: ass, fanny) d di merda + fucking (adj), shit- (modifier) Used after a noun as an intensifier; eg "macchina di merda!" ("fucking machine!"), "stronzo di merda!" ("fucking bastard!", "shithead!") ditalino a wank (ie an act of masturbation) Applied to women only. From "dito" meaning "finger". f fava dick lett. the fruit of a legumiinose, used in central Italy (Toscany), e.g. "puppami la fava" = suck my dick. femminuccia sissy Applied to effeminate boys or men, irrespective of actual sexuality. figa + a woman, especially as a sexual object + pussy; This sense refers to the female genitalia. figlio di puttana + sonofabitch finocchio + homosexual, queer lett. "fennel" + queer, faggot Derogatory term for a gay man not usually used by gay men themselves. Literal meaning: "fennel". fottere ++ to fuck Also used in "va a farti fottere!" ("fuck off!", "fuck you!"; fottersi ++ not to care to fuck oneself. Me ne fotto di te -> I don't give a fuck about you fregna - noun, fem. ++ cunt, vagina fregna + pussy it's used in center Italy; e.g. "la fregna che te ceca" Could pussy blind you! used in the city of Ascoli. frocio gay Once quite offensive, now is also used by gay people to refer to themselves froscio queer A milder form of "frocio" used by gay men themselves. Literally "fennel". g grilletto ++ clitoris lett. "trigger" of a gun guanto condom lett. "glove" i incazzarsi + to get pissed off (ie angry) Based on "cazzo" (qv). A euphemistic form is "incavolarsi" (to get steamed up, to get worked up). incoglionirsi + to get pissed off From "coglioni" (qv). l l'arte bolognese (noun) + blow job Women in Bologna, a wonderful university city in Emilia-Romagna, are famous for seducing the foreign students by deftly caressing their penises by artful cunnilingus. + blow job Women in Bologna, a wonderful university city in Emilia-Romagna, are famous for seducing the foreign students by deftly caressing their penises by artful cunnilingus. leccaculo ++ ass-kisser lett. "one who licks ass" loffa + fart m mannaggia! damn!, for goodness sake! Commonly heard in Rome to express impatience or disappointment. merda shit Used as a noun to refer to excrement, something or someone offensive or disliked or as an interjection. merdata + (in plural) nonsense + a worthless or useless thing From "merda" (qv). merdoso + crap(py), shit(ty) (adjs) mignotta ++ whore, slut Used pejoratively of sexually dissolute women or gay men minchia ++ cock, dick Expression used especially at the South of Italy, but very common everywhere. Note that the gender is feminine! minchione + a stupid person lett. "big dick" mona + pussy Expression used especially in the North-East part of Italy, but well known everywhere. n nerchia + Cock, dick It's used in center Italy (Rome, Ascoli etc...). It's used also to name funny a friend (Ciao Nerchia!!!) p palle + balls, bollocks, bullshit In the figurative sense of "nonsense". Often heard as "che palle!" ("bullshit!", "bollocks!"). balls In the literal sense of "testicles". guts, balls, nerve palle: rompere le palle a qualcuno + to piss someone off, to get on someone's tits Literally "to break someone's balls". patacca + pussy patonza pussy in a silly way pesce willy, peter Literal meaning: "fish". pipa + masturbation lett. "pipe". Farsi una pipa -> to jerk off (lett. to smoke a pipe) pipi` - wee-wee, pee pisciare to piss piscio piss (noun) pisello - willy (UK), peter (US) Also as "pisellino" ("peepee", "winkle") pompa blowjob (ie fellatio) porca madonna + Christ! Considered blasphemous. porca miseria + bloody hell porca puttana ++ fucking hell! porca + bloody, fucking (adj) Used in combinations such as "porca miseria!", "porca puttana!", "porca madonna!" (qqv) potta (fem. noun) pussy used in middle Italy (Toscany) puttana + (whore, pro, hooker Used in the literal sense of "prostitute" and figuratively to refer to a sexually dissolute person (male or female). q quaglia + girl, pussy r recchione (ricchione) + homosexual lett. "big ear" regina queen Term for a gay man, especially one who is effeminate. rincoglionire + to became stupid Especially referred to old people. rizzarsi + erection Mi si e' rizzato il cazzo -> I had an erection rompiballe + nuisance, bothersome person lett. "ball-breaker" s sbattere + to fuck lett. "to beat" sbattersi + not to care lett. "to beat oneself". Me ne sbatto il cazzo -> I don't give a shit. sborra + cum (ie semen) sbrodolata + faster than a sveltina etymology: brodo = consomme ; sbrodolata = a staining with consomme (outcome) ; Word used in Calabria and Sicily for a fuck through the trousers' fly scopare + to screw, to fuck Generic term for "to copulate". Not as strong as "fottere". "Scopa" means a broom. scopata + a screw, a lay A woman or gay man as a sexual partner. scorreggiare + to fart sega a wank, an act of masturbation Literally "saw". Applied to men only. See also "ditalino". Sorca cunt, pussy sticchio ++ pussy Expression used only in the South of Italy. Note that the gender is masculine! stronza + cunt, cow, bitch Female form of "stronzo" (sense (ii)) (qv). stronzata + bullshit (ie nonsense) Formed from "stronzo" (qv) stronzo + bastard, shit Refers to someone one does not like or finds offensive. Female form: "stronza". turd Literal sense. sveltina + faster than a chiavata etymology: svelto = in hurry ; sveltina = a fast action without any importance t terrone South italian people So call with contempt north italian people south italian people. testa di cazzo + Cockhead Used to insult someone, without a really specific reason, just because you disagree with him/her tette + tits topa (fem. noun) + pussy; girl Used in middle Italy troia + (UK) tart, slag, slut A sexually dissolute person (male or female). Used especially among gay men, its literal meaning is "sow" (female pig). trombare(verb) + to copulate used as standard expression in Tuscany, it means have sex in a funny and no-problems way. litterally; playing the trumpet u uccello willy, peter Literal meaning: "bird". v vaffanculo + fuck off Also the standard expression for disagreeing strongly with another venire to come (in the sexual sense) z zoccola (fem. noun) + bitch, whore Used in south Italy. e.g. Ma tu si' proprio 'na zoccola! = you're just a bitch! This is http://www.notam.uio.no/~hcholm/altlang/ht/Italian.html Please use the feedback page if you want to make a comment or a correction. Back to the Alternative Dictionaries Home Page TAD is edited and maintained by HC (hcholm@notam.uio.no)