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Italian Words tone can shift it to sarcastic

Amore (ah-MOR-ay) – Love, my love

Cara (KAH-rah) – Dear, beloved (feminine)

Cristo (KREE-sto) – Christ; used as an exclamation

Fica (FEE-kah) – Vulgar term for female genitalia

Già (JAH) – Already; yes (informal agreement)

Mingya (MEEN-ya) – Mild Italian-American expletive; variation of “mannaggia”

Per l’amor di Dio (pair lah-MORE dee DEE-oh) – For the love of God

Piccola (PEE-ko-lah) – Little one (feminine)

Porca miseria (POR-kah mee-ZE-ree-ah) – “Pig misery”; expression of frustration

Scuola privata (SKWO-lah pree-VAH-tah) – Private school

Smettila (smet-TEE-lah) – Stop it; cut it out

Tesoro (teh-ZOR-oh) – Treasure, darling

Mafia Terms got it

Capo (KAH-poh) – Short for caporegime ; a high-ranking made man who leads a crew

Consigliere (kohn-see-lyeh-REH) – Adviser to a Mafia boss

Cosa Nostra (KOH-sah NOH-strah) – “Our thing”; the Sicilian Mafia

Don (dohn) – Title for a mafia boss

Enforcer (en-FOR-ser) – A soldier responsible for carrying out punishments, threats, and violence

Figlio di puttana (FEE-lyo dee poo-TAH-nah) – Son of a bitch

Goomba / Gumba (GOOM-bah) – Mafia associate or accomplice

La Falciante (la fal-CHAN-tay) – “The Scythe”; mafia nickname

Stronzo (STRON-zo) – Asshole, jerk

Stronzate (stron-ZAH-tay) – Bullshit; nonsense

Vaffanculo (vah-fahn-KOO-loh) – Fuck off