List of Libyan Arabic words of Italian origin

Italian loanwords exist in Libyan Arabic mainly, but not exclusively, as a technical jargon. For example, machinery parts, workshop tools, electrical supplies, names of fish species ...etc.

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Italian Loanwords

Libyan Arabic			Italian
Word	IPA (Western)	IPA (Eastern)	Meaning	Word	Meaning
ṣālīṭa	[sˤɑːliːtˤa]		slope	salita	up slope
kinšēllu	[kənʃeːlːu]		metallic gate	cancello	gate
anguli	[aŋɡuli]		corner	angolo	corner
ṭānṭa, uṭānṭa	[tˤɑːntˤɑ], [utˤɑːntˤɑ]		truck	ottanta	eighty (a model of a truck of Italian make)
tēsta	[teːsta]		a hit with the forehead	testa	head
maršabēdi	[marʃabeːdi]		sidewalk	marciapiede	sidewalk
calcio	[kɑːttʃu]		kick	calcio	kick
sbageţi, spageţi	[sbɑːɡeːtˤi, spɑːɡeːtˤi]			spaghetti
lazānya	[lɑːzɑːnja]			lasagna
rizoţu	[rizoːtˤu]			risotto
feţuččini	[fetˤutˤ.ʃiːni]			fettuccine
cucina	[cucina]		kitchen	up slope
bagno	[bagno]		bathroom	up slope
lavandino	[lavandino]		sink	up slope
rifugio	[rifugio]		refuge	up slope
garage	[garage]		garage	up slope
carrozza	[carrozza]		carriage	up slope
macchina	[machine]		carriage	up slope
fattura	[fattura]		invoice	up slope
bolletta	[bolletta]		bill, ticket	up slope
ospedale	[ospedale]		hospital	up slope
cassa	[cassa]		box, money	up slope
dinar	[denaro]		currency of Libya is libyan dinar, money	up slope
bicicletta	[bicicletta]		bike, bicycle	up slope
medaglia	[medaglia]		medal	up slope
gomma	[gomma]		rubber, tire	up slope
penna	[penna]		pen	up slope
lista	[lista]		list	up slope
tabella	[tabella]		poster, signBoard, table	up slope
semaforo	[semaforo]		trafficlight	up slope
marciapiede	[marciapiede]		sidewalk, pavement	up slope
bosco	[bosco]		woodland, forest	up slope
camicia	[camicia]		shirt	up slope
camicia	[camicia]		shirt	up slope
calzature	[calzature]		footwear, cover leg for footballer	up slope
forchetta	[forchetta]		fork	up slope
antenna	[antenna]		antenna	up slope
gonna	[gonna]		skirt	up slope
puttana	[puttana]		whore	up slope
balcone	[balcone]		balcony	up slope
Borsa	[Borsa]		bag	up slope
parcheggio	[parcheggio]		parking	up slope
sacco	[sacco]		bag, hand bag, luggage, baggage	up slope
scala	[scala]		ladder	up slope
mazza	[mazza]		bat, club, mace, sledge-hammer, mallet	up slope
freno	[freno ]		brake	up slope
freno a mano	[freno a mano]		handbrake	up slope
trapano	[trapano]		drill	up slope
Cacciavite	[Cacciavite]		screwdriver	up slope
chiave inglese	[chiave inglese]		wrench	up slope
pinze	[pinze]		pliers	up slope
tazza	[tazza]		cup, glass water	up slope
vaso	[tazza]		jar	up slope
Aspetta	[Aspetta]		wait	up slope
televisione	[televisione]		television	up slope
musica	[musica]		music	up slope
Radio	[Radio]		radio	up slope
porta	[porta]		goal	up slope
calcio di rigore	[calcio di rigore]		calcio di rigore	up slope
scoglio	[scoglio]		rock, cliff	up slope
pagabondo	[pagabondo]		vagabond, homeless	up slope
bastardo	[bastardo]		bastard	up slope
canottiera	[canottiera]		undershirt, vest	up slope
maglietta	[maglietta]		t shirt	up slope
mutande	[mutande]		underwear	up slope
scaffale	[scaffale]		shelf, rack, bookcase	up slope
giacca	[giacca]		jacket	up slope
giubbotto	[giubbotto]		jacket	up slope
benzene	[benzene]		benzine	up slope
lavaggio	[lavaggio]		Car wash station, wash	up slope
vetrina	[vetrina]		showcase	up slope
finito	[finito]		finished, gone	up slope
Trattore	[Trattore]		Tractor	up slope
camino	[camino]		fireplace	up slope
stufa	[stufa]		stove	up slope
pioggia	[pioggia]		rain	up slope
veranda	[veranda]		balcony, veranda	up slope
tuta	[tuta]		suit	up slope
dumper	[dumper]		dumper truck	up slope
cappuccio	[cappuccio]		hoold (cloths)	up slope
cofano	[cofano]		engine cover	up slope
gusto	[gusto]		taste, flavor , fancy	up slope
giardino	[giardino ]		guardian	up slope
frutta	[frutta]		fruit	up slope
testa	[testa]		head	up slope
cambio	[cambio]		gear	up slope
macete	[macete]		machete, knife	up slope
pala	[pala]		shovel	up slope
guanti	[guanti]		gloves	up slope