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padre, -i father(s)
padre ignoto father unknown
padrini godparents
padrino godfather
padrone landlord
paesano peasant
paese country, village, state
pag. = pagina page
pagina page
parente relative
parrocchia parish
parroco priest
parziali partial
passaporto passport
passato past
pastaio pasta maker
pasticciere pastry maker
pastore minister, pastor, shepherd
patria country, town, or place of birth, fatherland
patrigno stepfather
pecoraio shepherd
pensionato, -a formerly employed, retired
per for, through, by
per causa di because of, motive, reason
perchè why
periodici periodicals
periodo period of time
permesso permission
però however
pescatore fisher, fisherman
pescivendolo fishmonger
peste plague
piccolo little, small
piccolo proprietario di terra small land holder
piroscafo ship
pittore painter
più more
più piccolo lesser, smaller
più recente more recent, later
più vecchio, -a older, elder
poi after, then
poichè since
poliziotto policeman
polmonite pneumonia
pomeriggio afternoon
popolazione population
porre place, put, impose
portalettere mailman
possidente property owner
precedente former
prefetto prefect
prefettura prefecture
prenome given name
presentato presented
presenza di in presence of
presto early (a.m.)
prete priest, clergyman
previo previous, preceding
primo, -a first, before
primo assessore mayor's assistant
principato principality
principe prince
principessa princess
proavi ancestors
pro avo al terzo grado third great-grandfather
processetti matrimoniali marriage supplement documents
professione profession
progenitori ancestors, grandparents
proietti foundlings
pronipote great-grandchild
proprietario landlord
prossimo next
prostituta whore, prostitute
protestante Protestant
prova proof
provincia province
provinciale provincial
prozio, -a great-uncle (great-aunt)
pt. = paternità father
pubblicare publish
pubblicazioni publications (marriage banns)
pure also
puttana prostitute, whore

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