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