Advanced Italian Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
la Befana | a benevolent witch who brings toys to good children and coal to bad ones on Jan 6 (Epiphany) |
il Capodanno | New Year's Day |
la colomba | traditional Easter cake in the shape of a dove |
il discorso | speech |
i fuochi artificiali | fireworks |
il Natale | Christmas |
il pandoro | traditional Christmas cake |
il panettone | traditional Christmas cake |
la Pasqua | Easter |
il patrono | patron |
la Quaresima | Lent |
la sfilata | parade |
il torrone | traditional Christmas nougat |
le uova di Pasqua | chocolate Easter eggs |
l'amuleto | amulet |
il/la chiromante | fortune teller |
fare le corna | to knock on wood |
In buca al luppo!/Creppi il lupo! | Good luck!/Thank you! |
il malocchio | evil eye |
portare fortuna | to bring luck |
portare sfortuna | to bring bad luck |
scaramantico/a | superstitious |
la scaramanzia, lo scongiuro | superstitious practice |
scongiurare | to ward off bad luck |
il soprannaturale | supernatural |
il talismano | talisman |
toccare ferro | to knock on wood (literally to touch iron) |
tramandare | to pass down, to transmit |
la cultura contadina | peasant culture |
la favola, la fiaba | fairy tale, fable |
il folklore | folklore |
il gesto | gesture |
stagionale | seasonal |
l'usanza, gli usi, i costumi | customs |
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