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Aceto Vinegar	Affetati Sliced thinly
Aglio Garlic	Agnello Lamb
Agrumi citrus	al Apugliese in the style of Puglia
Al Forno "from the oven" or roasted	Al Matone Under a brick or under a stone
al Napliotano In the style of Naples	al Parmigiano in the style of Parma
alla Diavola how the devil does it, spicy	Alla Griglia From the grill or grilled
Alla Nonna grandmothers style	alla Piastra Seared on a Griddle or stone
alla Romana in the style of Rome	alla Siciliana in the style of Sicily
Anitra duck	Antipasti Before the meal, appetizer
Arrosto roast of meat	Basilico basil
Bottarga Salted dried fish roe	Brasato Braised
Bruschetta toast, rubbed with garlic and oil, thick and soft in center generally	Burro butter
Capra Goat	Caprese from the Island of Capri
Carne meat	Contorno Side dish
Costaletta rib or chop	Cotto Cooked
Cozze Mussles	Crostini toast, rubbed with garlic and oil, thin and crispy
Crudo Raw	cucina Kitchen
Cuoco a cook, noun	Del Giorno of the day
di Campagna from the country side or country style	Filetto filet
Formaggi Cheese	Frito Fried
Frutta di Mare fruit of the sea, seafood	Glasata glazed
Involtini rolled up, often stuffed	Linguini little tongues
Maiale pork	Manzo beef
Marinara Seaman or Mariners Style	Misto mixed
Noci nuts	Nuovo new
Olio oil	Orechiete Little Ears
Pappardelle wide flat noodles	Peperoncino small hot peppers
Peperoni sweet peppers	Pesce Fish
Pollo chicken	Pomodoro "golden apple," tomato, from the new world
Primo Piato First plate, usually pasta	Puttanesca Harlot or streetwalkers style
Ramerino rosemary	Sal Salt
Salame cured dry sausage	Salumi Salted meat, often dry cured but also cooked
Sassi Stones or Rocks	Secondo Piato Second Plate or Entree'
Spiedini(o) Spear, Sword or Skewer	Spigola bass( fish)
Spuntini Little snacks	Stracotto extra cooked, or over cooked
Stravaganza extravagant, too good, over the top	Straveccio extra aged
Tonno Tuna	Uova Egg
Verdure greens or Vegetables	Vitello Veal
Vongole clams	Zuppa soup
Aqua Pazza "crazy water" nearly salty broth for seafood cookery

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