Sicilians
Natives of Palermo
Sicilians are people from Sicily, the large Mediterranean island at the toe of Italy's boot.
The term covers both natives and those of Sicilian descent.
Sicilian culture—shaped by Greek, Arab, Norman, and Spanish influences—is distinct from mainland Italian identity, and Sicilians often emphasize this distinction: My grandparents were Sicilian, not Italian.
Breaded, stuffed risotto spheres
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- caponataSicilian sweet-sour eggplant relish
- cassataSicilian layered ricotta sweet
- granitaSemi-frozen flavored ice
brioche · swordfish · sardines · pistachios · almonds · citrus · couscous · eggplant
Sicilian regional capital
- CataniaSicilian seaport below Etna
- MessinaSicilian harbor city
- folk traditionsCommunity customs across generations
- puppet theaterStage for manipulated figures
festivals · patron saints · processions · vendetta · honor · omertà · hospitality · superstitions
Natives of Athens' homeland
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- ArabsSemitic ethnic group
- NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
Bourbons · Archimedes · colonization · conquest · unification · Garibaldi · feudalism · nobility
Sicilian criminal organization
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
- CorleoneMob clan surname
- mobstersOrganized crime members
- crime familiesKinship-based criminal organizations
bosses · dons · capos · informants · vendetta · protection · rackets · smuggling
Natives of Rome's nation
- MediterraneansPeople from southern Europe
- islandersResidents of surrounded land
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- immigrantsThose settling abroad
Italian Americans · Calabrians · Neapolitans · ancestry · heritage · lineage · descendants · emigrants
Geographically distinct language variety
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- accentsRegional speech patterns
- indigenous tongueOriginal language of a place
arancini
Breaded, stuffed risotto spheres
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- caponataSicilian sweet-sour eggplant relish
- cassataSicilian layered ricotta sweet
granita · brioche · swordfish · sardines · pistachios · almonds · citrus · couscous · eggplant · ricotta
Palermo
Sicilian regional capital
- CataniaSicilian seaport below Etna
- MessinaSicilian harbor city
- folk traditionsCommunity customs across generations
puppet theater · festivals · patron saints · processions · vendetta · honor · omertà · hospitality · superstitions · gestures
Greeks
Natives of Athens' homeland
- RomansAncient Italy's imperial people
- ArabsSemitic ethnic group
- NormansViking-descended medieval conquerors
Spanish · Bourbons · Archimedes · colonization · conquest · unification · Garibaldi · feudalism · nobility · peasants
Cosa Nostra
Sicilian criminal organization
- organized crimeStructured illegal enterprise
- CorleoneMob clan surname
- mobstersOrganized crime members
crime families · bosses · dons · capos · informants · vendetta · protection · rackets · smuggling · fugitives
Italians
Natives of Rome's nation
- MediterraneansPeople from southern Europe
- islandersResidents of surrounded land
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
immigrants · Italian Americans · Calabrians · Neapolitans · ancestry · heritage · lineage · descendants · emigrants · villagers
regional speech
Geographically distinct language variety
- expressionsOutward manifestations of feeling
- idiomsFixed figurative expressions
- accentsRegional speech patterns
- Islandersislander, Hawaiians, Hawaiian, Fijians, Jamaican
- Italian peoplesItalians, Romans, Neapolitans, Tuscans, Calabrians
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
- Italian DiasporaItalian Americans, Italian immigration, Italian heritage, Italian communities, Little Italy
- Medieval PeoplesFranks, Saxons, Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals
Siciliansmainlanders
Residents of primary landmass
Milanese · Sardinians · Corsicans · Romans · Bolognese
- Sicilian pizzaThick-crusted rectangular pie
- Sicilian MafiaSicilian organized crime syndicate
- Sicilian DefenseAsymmetrical chess opening system