Appendix:Italian palindromes

14 letters

 * accavallavacca - cow crosser

10 letters

 * ommettemmo - form of the verb ommettere, a variation of omettere, to omit

9 letters

 * aibofobia - aibohphobia, the fear of palindromes
 * ingavagni - form of the rare verb ingavagnare
 * onorarono - form of the verb onorare, to honour

8 letters

 * avallava - form of the verb avallare, to endorse
 * ereggere - obsolete form of erigere, erect
 * orezzerò - form of the verb orezzare, to blow lightly
 * ovattavo - muffled

7 letters

 * acidica - acidic
 * acilica - acyl
 * accocca - form of the rare verb accoccare
 * anilina – aniline
 * animina - little soul
 * emirime - meniscuses
 * ingegni – ingeniousnesses
 * issassi - form of the verb issare, to hoist
 * ossesso – obsessed
 * ottetto - octet

5 letters

 * aerea - aerial (feminine)
 * anona - a tree
 * arerà form of the verb arare, to plough
 * aveva - form of the verb avere, to have
 * caiac - kayak
 * esose - exorbitants (female)
 * etate - obsolete form of età, age
 * kayak
 * oidio - powdery mildew
 * radar

4 letters

 * acca - reading of the letter h
 * alla – to the (feminine singular)
 * Anna - given name
 * arra
 * azza - ancient weapon
 * ebbe – (he) had (past historic)
 * effe - reading of the letter f
 * elle - reading of the letter l
 * emme - reading of the letter m
 * enne - reading of the letter n
 * erre - reading of the letter r
 * esse - them (feminine)/ reading of the letter s
 * inni - hymns
 * issi - form of the verb issare
 * Oddo - given name
 * osso – bone
 * otto – eight

3 letters

 * Ada - given name
 * afa - sultriness
 * aga - agha
 * aia - farmyard
 * ala - wing
 * ama - form of the verb amare, to love
 * ara - altar
 * ava - female ancestor
 * Ebe - Greek goddess
 * ere - eras
 * gag
 * ivi - there
 * non - not
 * odo – form of the verb, to hear
 * omo - obsolete form of uomo, man
 * oro - gold
 * oso - form of the verb osare, to dare
 * ovo - obsolete form of uovo, egg
 * pop
 * sos
 * tot

Phrases

 * Ai lati d'Italia: "At Italy's borders".
 * È Dio, lo gnomo mongoloide?: "Is the mongoloid gnome God?".
 * Avida di vita, desiai ogni amore vero, ma ingoiai sedativi, da Diva: "Eager of life, I desired every real love, but I ended swallowing sedatives, as a Diva".
 * Autore, ero tua: "Author, I was yours".
 * I topi non avevano nipoti: "The mice had no grandsons".
 * Otto, l'ateo poeta, lottò: "Otto, the atheist poet, fought".
 * Ero là, cercai lì acre calore: "I was there, there I looked for pungent warmth".
 * Oracolo caro: "Dear oracle".
 * I nasi sani: "The healthy noses".
 * Angela, la fata, fa la legna: "Angela, the fairy, makes firewood".
 * A complete Palindrome poetry, written by Roberto Morassi:


 * Ode a Roma Dorata
 * O citta' nuova, ti balen'Amore,
 * l'arte t'annoda. Ci nuota, la sera,
 * Morte ideale. Vidi matto, ratto,
 * serrarti, Diva, i nitidi livelli
 * ma i lati d'Eva, no ! Nave d'Italia
 * mille vili ditini avidi trarre
 * sott'a'rottami di vela, e dietro
 * mare salato, unica donna: te!
 * Tra le romane l'abitavo, un attico....
 * A. Taro (d'amor aedo)


 * A play by Giancarlo Russo, made entirely of palindrome phrases: