Italian

The English word “ant” is translated into Italian as formica. The word formica refers to the insect.

The Italian word for Mexico is Messico. Messico is the name of the country.

The English phrase ‘arancini’ is used in Italian to refer to deep-fried rice balls, typically filled with ragu and topped with breadcrumbs.

The English phrase calculation is translated into Italian as calcolo.

The English phrase “italian ice” is granita in Italian. granita refers to a frozen dessert made from syrup flavouring or fruit purées.

The English word “peacock” is pavone in Italian. pavone refers to the bird of the genera Pavo and Afropavo.

The English word ‘gift’ can be translated into Italian using regalo, dono or presente.

The English word ‘stereotype’ is translated into Italian as stereotipo.

In Italian, the phrase for ‘can i have the check, please?’ is il conto, per favore. This phrase is used to politely request the bill in a restaurant.

The Italian word for “up” is su. su is primarily an adverb of direction used to describe movement away from the earth’s surface.