mangia
Grandmother's dinner urging
Mangia is Italian for "eat," borrowed into English as an informal command to dig in: Mangia, mangia—there's plenty more.
It appears most often in Italian-American contexts, typically from someone urging guests to eat heartily.
The word retains its foreign flavor and is rarely used outside this hospitable imperative.
Weekly family meal ritual
- nonnaItalian for grandmother
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- pastaShaped wheat dough
- famigliaItalian for family
red sauce · meatballs · macaroni · kitchen · apron · wooden spoon · paisano · Sunday gravy
Shaped wheat dough
- risottoCreamy Italian grain dish
- pizzaTopped flatbread dish
- gnocchiSmall potato dumplings
- lasagnaBaked layered pasta dish
ravioli · ossobuco · tiramisu · gelato · bruschetta · carpaccio · prosciutto · parmigiano
Of or from Rome's country
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- abundanceAmple supply, overflowing
generosity · conviviality · celebration · tradition · family · gathering · warmth · gusto
Sunday dinner
Weekly family meal ritual
famiglia · red sauce · meatballs · macaroni · kitchen · apron · wooden spoon · paisano · Sunday gravy · antipasto
pasta
Shaped wheat dough
lasagna · ravioli · ossobuco · tiramisu · gelato · bruschetta · carpaccio · prosciutto · parmigiano · focaccia
Italian
Of or from Rome's country
- ItalyBoot-shaped European nation
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
abundance · generosity · conviviality · celebration · tradition · family · gathering · warmth · gusto · pleasure
trattoria
Casual Italian restaurant
- ristoranteItalian dining establishment
- osteriaItalian tavern serving simple fare
- menuList of available dishes
al fresco · aperitivo · digestivo · dolce · primo · secondo · antipasto · sommelier
eat
Consume for sustenance
- manger sceneNativity tableau
- dog in mangerOne who prevents others' enjoyment
- dog in the mangerOne blocking others' enjoyment
- sarcoptic mangeMite-caused skin disease