specialità
/spe.t͡ʃa.liˈta/feminine
The Italian word for specialty is specialità.
specialità is used to describe something that a person specializes in. It is very common in culinary contexts to refer to a specific dish that a restaurant or a certain region is famous for.
Meaning: that in which one specializes (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
specialità is an invariable noun. This means its form does not change when used in the plural. The plural form remains specialità.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has 4 syllables and the stress is on the 4th syllable: /spe.tʃa.liˈta/.
Did you know?
- In Italian pharmacies, a specialità refers specifically to a branded pharmaceutical product with a registered trademark, rather than a generic medicine.
- The concept of specialità in Italian food is often tied to campanilismo, the fierce pride people feel for the specific town or village where their specialty originates.
- The word specialità ends with an accented vowel, which is a common trait for many Italian nouns derived from Latin that end in '-tas', such as 'specialitas'.
Examples in context
- È la sua specialità.That's his specialty.This sentence is useful for noting that something is his specialità.Tatoeba #445258 by Pharamp, translation #42168 by CK
- È la mia specialità.That's my specialty.This sentence is useful for noting that something is my specialità.Tatoeba #6738805 by Guybrush88, translation #2251103 by CK
- Qual è la tua specialità?What's your specialty?This sentence is useful for asking what someone's specialità is.Tatoeba #2777688 by Guybrush88, translation #280509 by CM
- La mia specializzazione è la medicina interna.My specialty is internal medicine.
- La sua competenza principale è la gestione aziendale.His/her main specialty is business management.
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Example conversation
At a small Italian restaurant.
- MartinaCosa mi consigli di ordinare?What do you recommend I order?
- MatteoProva la specialità del cuoco.Try the chef's specialty.
- MartinaÈ un piatto di pesce?Is it a fish dish?
- MatteoSì, il pesce è la sua specialità.Yes, fish is his specialty.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “specialty” translations and entries specialità, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
