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Between Us

After enjoying the scenic views, historical insights, and tasting our finest local products, we invite you to get to know us even better. Our traditions, idioms, rhymes, and local expressions will welcome you and reveal much about our identity. It all begins with our dialect, which is primarily influenced by Neapolitan. However, its current form reflects centuries of linguistic history, containing traces of Latin, Oscan, Gallo-Italic languages, and even Spanish, a legacy of the Iberian rule over the Kingdom of Naples. This rich, multi-layered dialect mirrors our deepest identity.

Faucianese dialect

Rommini: Master
Pieri mmaculi: Comfortable feet
Cuocicarna: Brazier
Tè lieggiu: Be Light
Luciferna: Cat
Na ‘ntecchia: just a taste or small amount

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Proverbs and sayings

“Spass’ è piazza
e tribbulu è casa”

An aphorism used to describe an individual who displays a jovial (amusing, cheerful) demeanor in public, yet adopts an unreasonable, neurotic attitude when they return home.

Local expressions

“‘U vinu fa sangue e
‘a fatica fa ittà ‘ru sangue”

Wine makes blood; hard work costs blood.

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