Early life. Of American and later acquired Italian citizenship, Jacobs is the son of Viviana Masini, an Italian woman, and Lamont Marcell Jacobs Sr., an African American serviceman. His parents met when his father was a United States Army soldier serving at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy. Is Lamont MarcellRead More →
The most common types of Gnocchi are: Gnocchi di Patate, alla Romana, and Parisienne. Why are gnocchi called gnocchi? The word gnocchi is thought to come from nocca, which means knuckles, or from the Lombard word knohha, which means knot (such as wood knot) or walnut—all words that imply theRead More →
He is the son of Italian-American parents Rose Gerardi and Salvatore Pacino. … He then moved with his mother to the Bronx to live with her parents, Kate and James Gerardi, who were Italian immigrants from Corleone, Sicily. How much is Al Pacino worth? Al Pacino’s Net Worth: $120 Million.Read More →
The lira was the official unit of currency in Italy until 1 January 1999, when it was replaced by the euro (euro coins and notes were not introduced until 2002). Old lira denominated currency ceased to be legal tender on 28 February 2002. The conversion rate is 1,936.27 lire toRead More →
It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Angela is “messenger; angel, messenger of God“. From Church Latin, a feminine form of the boy’s name Angelus. The older feminine form Angelis has been replaced by Angela, which became popular in Britain and America from the 18th century. What isRead More →
From Middle French fougasse, foucasse, borrowed from Old Occitan fogatza, fogassa, from Vulgar Latin *focācia. Doublet of the inherited fouace. What fougasse means? : a land mine in which the charge is overlaid by stones or other missiles so placed as to be hurled in the desired direction. How isRead More →