maturare vUvi (of fruit) to ripen
maturato a (of fruit) ripened; matured
maturita nf ripeness
maturo a mature; ripe; ready; aged; mellow
mazza di tamburo nf (of mushroom) parasol
mazzacuogno nm king prawn; imperial prawn
mazzancolla nf king prawn; imperial prawn
mazzo nm (of flowers/vegetables) bunch
medaglia nf (of excellence) medal
medaglione nm round slice, medallion
medio a (of oven temperature &c) medium; moderate; average
mediterraneo nm Mediterranean
megattera nf (of whale) humpback
megnesia effervescente aromatizzata nm sherbet
mela nf apple; - da cuocere (of apple) cooker; - cotogna quince; - granata pomegranate; - renetta pippin; - selvatica crab-apple
melagrana nf pomegranate
melammina nf (of work surface) melamine
melangola nf bitter orange
melanzana nf aubergine; egg plant; - alla parmigiana
parmesan/tomato-sauced
melarancia nf sweet orange
melarosa nf (of fruit) rose apple
melassa nf golden syrup
melba a (of peach) melba
melograno nm pomegranate
melone rim melon
mensa nf dining-room; canteen dining-hall; table; (of military) mess; mess-hall; buono - luncheon voucher
menta nf mint; (of confectionery) peppermint; - piperita peppermint; - Romana peppermint; - verde spearmint
mentina nf peppermint; mint
mentuccia nf wild mint
menu nm menu
mercatino nm local market
mercato nm market; a buon - cheap; good value; - Comune Common Market; - coperto covered market; - ortofrutticolo fruit and vegetable market; - del pesce fish market; - rionale local market
mercoledi nm Wednesday; - delle ceneri Ash Wednesda~
merenda nf snack
merendina nf light-snack
meringa nf meringue
meringata nf cream/meringue cake
meringato a meringued
merlango (merlano) nm whiting; - nero pollack; saithe; coley
merlo nm blackbird
merluzzetto nm codling
merluzzo nm cod; uova di ~ cod's roe
mescere vt (of beer &c) to pour; to top-up
mescita nf wine shop; (of jug) pouring-out
mescitore (mescitrice) nm/nf barman (barmaid)
mescolamento nm mixing
mescolanza nf mixture
mescolare vt to mix; to blend; to cream; to fold-in
mescolata nf (of salad &c) toss; stir
mescolatore nm (of equipment) blender
mescolatura nf blending; mixing
messe nf harvest; crop
messicano a Mexican; beef olive
mestolo (mestola) nm(nf) ladle; scoop
mestolata nf ladleful meta nf half
mettere vt (of table) to lay; to set; to place
meuniere (alla) a cooked in butter/parsley/lemon
mezzaluna nf double-handled crescent chopping-knife
mezzanino nm mezzanine
mezzanotte nf midnight
mezzo nm/adj half; (of wine) half-litre; - bicchiere small bottle; - cotto half-cooked; -a pensione half-board; -a pinta half-pint
mezzogiorno nm lunchtime; midday; noon; intervallo di - lunch-hour
mezzosangue nm (of animal) crossbreed
microonde nm microwave oven
midolla nf crumb
miele nm honey; - in favi honeycomb
mieloso a sugary; honeyed mietere, vt to harvest
mietitura nf (of wheat) harvest
migliaccio nm black pudding; chestnut cake
miglio nm millet
milanese (alla) a (of meat) breaded; (of rice) saffroned; (of risotto) white wine/ parmesan/saffroned; cotoletta alla - wiener schnitzel
milk-shake nm milk-shake; malted milk
millefoglie nm/f cream puff pastry
millesimato a vintage; non - non-vintage
milligrammo nm milligramme
mimosa nf mimosa
minerva nm safety-match
minestra nf soup; first course; ~ indiana al curry mulligatawny soup