People & Relations

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• Boia

  Boy

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  Boia

  /BOH-ee-ah/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Boy: the American word for any male under thirty, used by every grandmother. Short, soft and spoken with a pinch of the cheek. Who’s there?

  "Chi bravu boia!"

  "What a good boy!"

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• Boifrienni

  Boyfriend

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  Boifrienni

  /boy-FREN-nee/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Boyfriend: the young man nobody is good enough to be, until Nonna meets him. Judged, tested and fed within an inch of his life. Seeing someone?

  "Me figghia avi u boifrienni."

  "My daughter has a boyfriend."

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• Chellafrenni

  Girlfriend

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  Chellafrenni

  /kel-lah-FREN-nee/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Girlfriend: the girl you bring to Sunday dinner only when it’s serious. The cousins will have questions. Is she the one?

  "Chista è a me chellafrenni."

  "This is my girlfriend."

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• Dora

  Daughter

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  Dora

  /DOH-rah/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Daughter: the girl who learned two languages, three recipes and how to ignore her mother. Always the pride of the family. Who’s that?

  "Me dora fa a duttura."

  "My daughter is a doctor."

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• Ciainìsi

  Chinese

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  Ciainìsi

  /chah-ee-NEE-see/

  Noun[Era 1 & 2]

  Chinese: the people next door, with the best dumplings in the neighborhood and a deep respect for hard work. Same hustle, same hunger. Who lives next door?

  "I me vicini sunnu ciainìsi."

  "My neighbors are Chinese."

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