Neapolitan
From Vesuvius's city
Neapolitan describes something from or relating to Naples, the southern Italian city.
Neapolitan pizza has a soft, charred crust from wood-fired ovens.
Neapolitan dialect differs notably from standard Italian.
Neapolitan ice cream—chocolate, vanilla, and strawberry in stripes—supposedly reflects the Italian flag's colors.
The restaurant specializes in Neapolitan cuisine. (Lowercase neapolitan usually refers to the ice cream.)
Southern Italian port city
- VesuviusItalian volcano, historically destructive
- PompeiiVolcano-buried Roman city
- bayPartially enclosed water
- portDocking place for ships
waterfront · Sorrento · Capri · Amalfi · Mediterranean · historic · bustling · chaotic
Topped flatbread dish
- margheritaTricolor Italian pizza
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- ragùItalian meat sauce
- mozzarellaMild Italian cheese
San Marzano · basil · tomato · pasta · gnocchi · spaghetti · calzone · wood-fired
Orchid pod extract
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- spumoniLayered Italian frozen dessert
- gelatoItalian frozen dessert
scoop · cone · sundae · tricolor · layers · parlor · creamery · frozen
Lively Italian folk dance
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- canzoneItalian lyric poem
- bel cantoElegant Italian vocal style
- serenadeOutdoor romantic performance
Scarlatti · aria · romanza · folklore · festival · crooner · ballad · passionate
Regional language variety
- RomanceLatin-descended language group
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- idiomFixed phrase, opaque meaning
proverb · pronunciation · linguistic · spoken · colloquial · regional · expressions · vocabulary
Napoli
Southern Italian port city
- VesuviusItalian volcano, historically destructive
- PompeiiVolcano-buried Roman city
- bayPartially enclosed water
port · waterfront · Sorrento · Capri · Amalfi · Mediterranean · historic · bustling · chaotic · vibrant
pizza
Topped flatbread dish
- margheritaTricolor Italian pizza
- marinaraSeasoned tomato sauce
- ragùItalian meat sauce
mozzarella · San Marzano · basil · tomato · pasta · gnocchi · spaghetti · calzone · wood-fired · trattoria
vanilla
Orchid pod extract
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- spumoniLayered Italian frozen dessert
gelato · scoop · cone · sundae · tricolor · layers · parlor · creamery · frozen · dessert
tarantella
Lively Italian folk dance
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- canzoneItalian lyric poem
- bel cantoElegant Italian vocal style
serenade · Scarlatti · aria · romanza · folklore · festival · crooner · ballad · passionate · melodic
dialect
Regional language variety
- RomanceLatin-descended language group
- vernacularEveryday regional speech
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
idiom · proverb · pronunciation · linguistic · spoken · colloquial · regional · expressions · vocabulary · accent
baroque
Excessively ornate or elaborate
cloister · balcony · courtyard · fresco · marble · terracotta · ornate · facade · portico · stucco
- Italian dialectsVenetian, Lombard, Sicilian, Umbrian, Florentine
- cuisinesItalian cuisine, French cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Japanese cuisine, Mexican cuisine
- languagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese, German, French
- ItalyRome, Venice, Milan, Florence, Sicily
- frozen treatsice cream, gelato, frozen yogurt, sorbet, popsicle
- pizza stylesthin crust, thick crust, deep dish, stuffed crust, New York style
Neapolitanvanilla
Orchid pod extract
plain · chocolate · strawberry · uniform · homogeneous
NeapolitanMilanese
Of or from Milan
Venetian · Florentine · Roman · Genoese · Sicilian
NeapolitanChicago-style
Midwestern culinary approach
deep-dish · thin-crust · frozen pizza · pan pizza · mass-produced
- Neapolitan pizzaNaples-style baked flatbread
- Neapolitan styleTriple-flavor ice cream format