Era 1 & 2 · Historical Siculish
Basamentu
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/ba·sa·mèn·tu/Noun
- English
- Basement
- Italiano
- seminterrato
The dark, sub-urban kingdom where Sicilian immigrants in America were originally confined to live. They quickly realized it was the ultimate hideout for a year's supply of homemade tomato sauce, three massive carboys of wine, and that cousin who just arrived from Palermo without a visa. The overseas equivalent of the traditional "suttanu", but upgraded with wall-to-wall carpet and central heating.
Don't say
"go down to the basement to grab the olive oil"
Say
"Gioia, scinni un attimo nu basamentu a pigghiare du’ buttigghi r’ogghiu?"
"Honey, could you please going down to the basement and grab two bottles of olive oil?"
Also written
- Bassamentu
- Basamento