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Word of the Day - Double Doozy

It’s been sooo long since we’ve done a “Word of the Day” that today

I present to You

A Word of the Day Double Doozy!
Word #1 - Cicina
So this may not be a new word for you - maybe you have seen it in my posts or on message boards as my tag. But, do [...]

Posted by: My Bella Vita on Sunday, May 6th, 2007

Word of the Day - Monday, March 5

The Word of the Day today is a tri-lingual mutilization of a French word, which, when used in it’s correct sense, I still don’t fully understand. I do know the word isn’t necessarily a “polite” word in French conversation, however, our derivation of the word is nothing but sweet.
Our Word
Chochi
(pronounces Shaw-She)
“Chochi” can be used [...]

Posted by: My Bella Vita on Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

Word of the Day - Monday, February 19

Dangeroso

“Non mi piace a guidare in Italia - e’ dangeroso!”

Posted by: My Bella Vita on Monday, February 19th, 2007

Word of the Day

In France they have Franglais…
In Spain they have Spanglish…
But what do we have?
I was recently chatting with a fellow expat who admitted to making up words with her Italian husband. I hate to call you out, my friend, but you are not alone.
So, I thought we might want to name our new language and share [...]

Posted by: My Bella Vita on Saturday, February 17th, 2007