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 Glossary of Italian words used in guide.

abate abbot
acquedotto aqueduct
annunciazione or annunziata annunciation
arringo, aringo, arengo the place where the population assembled in medieval society
Assunta Assumption
Barghigiani people of Barga
beato blessed
Biennale di Venezia prestigious biannual art exhibition held in Venice
borgo small town or outlying district
buio dark
campo field
cantastorie the street singer
casa house
chiaro clear, bright
cintola girdle
conservatorio school
Cristoforo Christopher
crocifisso crucifixion
Della Robbian by or following the style of the Della Robbia Brothers, Andrea and Luca
di, del, dei, della, delle of, of the
differente, differenti different
duomo cathedral
felice happy
fontana fountain
fornaci furnaces, foundaries
fosso ditch, moat
giornale newspaper
Giuseppine of the Order of St. Joseph
Grazie Graces
indifferenti indifferent
largo open space
loggia gallery
Lucchese citizen of Lucca
Madonna Virgin Mary
Marzocco heraldic lion emblem of Florence
mercato market
mezzo middle
misericordia lay association for giving aid to the sick, at funerals etc.
monte mountain
mura walls
padre church father
pala altar piece
palazzo town mansion
pellegrino pilgrim
piazza town square
pietra serena grey granite stone characteristic of Italian Renaissance architecture
pieve parish church
podesta' governor or chief magistrate of an Italian medieval town
porta door or gate
pozzo well
Presbytery in the Roman Catholic Church, the priest's house
pretorio magistrate
Pro Loco Tourist Information Association
reale royal
Risorgimento national liberation movement in Italy in 19th Cent.
rota, ruota wheel
sacramento sacrament
San Francesco St. Francis
san, santo, santa saint
santissima most saintly
ser sir
solco furrough
sole sun
speranza hope
stigmata signs of the wounds of Christ
stretto narrow
terracotta earthenware
tondo round picture
torre tower
vecchietta old lady
via road
vicolo passageway
volta vault

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