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  2. Italian profanity - Wikipedia

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    The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and phrases, almost all of which originate from the several dialects and languages of Italy, such as the Tuscan dialect, which had a very strong influence in modern standard Italian, and is widely known to be based on Florentine language. [1]

  3. Ovipositor - Wikipedia

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    Ovipositor of long-horned grasshopper (the two cerci are also visible). The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of eggs.In insects, an ovipositor consists of a maximum of three pairs of appendages.

  4. DeepL Translator - Wikipedia

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    A 2018 paper by the University of Bologna evaluated the Italian-to-German translation capabilities and found the preliminary results to be similar in quality to Google Translate. [ 42 ] In September 2021, Slator remarked that the language industry response was more measured than the press and noted that DeepL is still highly regarded by users.

  5. Pope used vulgar Italian word to refer to LGBT people ...

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    Pope Francis used a highly derogatory term towards the LGBT community as he reiterated in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops that gay people should not be allowed to become priests ...

  6. Oviparity - Wikipedia

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    The traditional modes of reproduction include oviparity, taken to be the ancestral condition, traditionally where either unfertilised oocytes or fertilised eggs are spawned, and viviparity traditionally including any mechanism where young are born live, or where the development of the young is supported by either parent in or on any part of their body.

  7. List of Italian musical terms used in English - Wikipedia

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    Italian term Literal translation Definition A cappella: in chapel style: Sung with no (instrumental) accompaniment, has much harmonizing Aria: air: Piece of music, usually for a singer Aria di sorbetto: sorbet air: A short solo performed by a secondary character in the opera Arietta: little air: A short or light aria Arioso: airy A type of solo ...

  8. Wop - Wikipedia

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    One false etymology or backronym of wop is that it is an acronym for "without passport" or "without papers", implying that Italian immigrants entered the U.S. as undocumented or illegal immigrants. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The term has nothing to do with immigration documents, as these were not required by U.S. immigration officers until 1924, [ 12 ...

  9. Cicisbeo - Wikipedia

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    In 18th- and 19th-century Italy, the cicisbeo (UK: / ˌ tʃ ɪ tʃ ɪ z ˈ b eɪ oʊ / CHITCH-iz-BAY-oh, [1] US: / ˌ tʃ iː tʃ-/ CHEE-chiz-, [2] Italian: [tʃitʃiˈzbɛːo]; plural: cicisbei) or cavalier servente (French: chevalier servant) was the man who was the professed gallant or lover [3] of a woman married to someone else.