A domani: ‘See you tomorrow’

Briscola: an Italian trick-taking card game

Cassata or Cassata Siciliana: a traditional dessert from the Palermo and Messina areas. It can also refer to ice cream studded with candied or dried fruit and nuts

Domani domani: ‘Tomorrow, always tomorrow’

Freddo da fa morire: cold enough to freeze you to death

Micio: puss or pussycat

Panna cotta: literally, ‘cooked cream’. A dessert made with thick cream, egg white and honey

Passeggiata: literally, a walk but often a stroll with friends in a public street or square

Roba da donne: women’s stuff

Salotta: living room

Sott’olio: pickled in oil

Trovatelle: foundlings