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50 essential Italian words at the restaurant

50 Italian words worth knowing, picked from the topics Cooking and meals, Food and drink and translated into English.

Cooking and meals 25 words

ItalianEnglish
biologicoorganic
ciotolabowl
famehunger
saporeflavour
grassofatty
menùmenu
piattodishCooked dish
salatosalty
setethirst
acidosour
cartamenu card
cuocereto cook
cenadinner
fibrafibre
frustawhisk
frescofresh
odoresmell
tazzacup
bicchiereglass
sbattereto beatStir briskly with a fork or spoon
tagliareto chop
antipastostarter
merendasnackNoun, afternoon snack
assaggiareto tasteVerb
servireto serve

Food and drink 25 words

ItalianEnglish
agliogarlic
granowheat
acquawater
succojuice
risorice
salesalt
tètea
vinowine
uovoegg
manzobeef
caffècoffee
cavolocabbage
lattemilk
maiscorn
mielehoney
nocewalnut
panebread
maialepork
impastodoughFlour mixture before cooking
rumrum
baconbacon
birrabeer
pannacream
filettofillet
fruttafruit

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