core mio
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Naples
What does “core mio” mean?
my heart; my darling
Example
“Nun te ne jì, core mio.”
Don't go away, my darling.
Good to know
'Core' = cuore (heart). A staple of Neapolitan love songs.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
❤️ Love
The textbook way to say it: tesoro mio
Heard in a conversation
Sunday on the seafront
Rosaria Che tenerezza. Va buò, mo' accattame 'nu cafè.
How sweet. Okay, now buy me a coffee.
Gaetano Pe' te, core mio, pure duje cafè!
For you, my darling, even two coffees!
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- cazzimmaruthless cunning
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