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# A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

There are currently 84 names in this directory beginning with the letter V.

vacante

a vacant vacanza nf holiday

vacca

nf cow

vaccinara

nf ox-tail stew

vagone ristorante

nm restaurant car

valeriana

nf cornsalad

valerianella

nf cornsalad

valigia

nf suitcase

valore nutritivo

nm food value

valpolicella

nf dry red wine

vaniglia

nf vanilla

vanigliato

a vanilla-ed

variato

a mixed

vasellame

nm glassware; chinaware; crockery; tableware

vasetto

nm pot; jar; jam-jar

vassoio

nm tray; platter; (of cheese) board

vecchio

a (of bread &c) stale; (of parmesan cheese) 2 years old cheese

veganiano

nm/a vegan

vegetale

nm vegetable

vegetaliano

nm vegan

vegetalismo

nm veganism

vegetarianismo

nm vegetarianism

vellutata di

[ } nf (of soup) cream of [ ] velenoso ,a (of mushroom) poisonous"

vellutato

a (of peach-skin &c) velvety

velo

nm (of butter &c) dab

venatura

nf (of blue cheese) vein

vendemmia

nf grape-harvest

veneto

a (of region) of Veneto

veneziana (alla)

a from Venice; (of fish) white wine marinated; (of artichoke) stewed in olive oil/white wine; (of liver) onioned; (of fruit) caramelized

veneziano

a Venetian

ventilazione

nf ventilation

ventresca

nf tuna underbelly

ventriglio

nm gizzard; greengrocer

verde

a (of colour) green; (of fruit) unripe, green; (of salad) green; (of tea) green

verdesca

nf blue shark

verdure

nfpl vegetables; greens

vermicelli

nmpl vermicelli

vermut (vermout) (vermouth)

nm vermouth

verro

nm boar; hog

versare

vt to pour; to spill

verza

nf savoy cabbage

verziere

nm vegetable garden

vescia di lupo

nf (of mushroom) puffball

vetro

nm glass; ~ tagliato cut glass

vettovaglia

nf provision

vettovagliamento

nm provisionment

vettovagliare

vt to provision

vicentina (alla)

a Vicenza; (of fish) onion/milk-stewed

viennese (alla)

a (of meat) Wiener schnitzel

vietato fumare

nm (of sign) no smoking

vigneto

nm vineyard

vin brule

nm mulled wine

vinaccia

nf (of grapes) marc

vinacciolo

nm grape-stone

vinaigrette

nf vinaigrette

vinario

a wine

vincentina (alla)

a from Vicenza

vincigrassi

vincigrassi

vinello

nm light wine

vineria

nf wine-bar

vinicolo

a wine-producing

vinosita

nf vinosity; wine-liking

viola

nf violet

virginia

nm (of cigarette) Virginia

virtu (le)

nfpl the virtues; 1st May thin soup

vischio

nm mistletoe

visciola

nf morello cherry

visita

nf visit

visitare

vt to visit

vitamina

nf vitamin; povero di ~e low in vitamins; ricco di -e high in vitamins

vitarninizzato

a with added vitamins

vite

nf grapevine

vitella

nf veal

vitellino

nm young calf

vitellone

nm beef from young 1-3 year-old animal

vivaio

nm (of fish/snails/oysters &c) farm

vivo

a live ~

vizzo

a (of fruit) shrivelled

vodka

nf vodka

volta

nf time

volume

nm volume; size

vongola

nf of mollusc,clam; -e (alle) clam/tomato-sauced"

voucher

nm voucher

vuotamele

nm (of apple) corer

vuoto

a empty; -i (of bottles) empties