Language Moodboard:  ‘o napulitano / napoletano /  Neapolitan 

One thing I have always found fascinating about the Neapolitan language is how people would use “mostro” as a compliment. Aside from the fact that it is always funny when someone outside Naples hears a Neapolitan call someone a “monster” without insulting them, its origin is somewhat particular.

You see, this “mostro” doesn’t come from Latin monster, but from another word of the same language, “monstrum”. 

That word means “awesome, terrific” and similar things that convey the feeling of “this is like something that brings fear, but in a positive way”. the two English words I used aren’t just a casual translation, but they have the same meaning. After all, have you ever noticed how English has “awesome” and “awful”, or “terrific” and “terrible”? 

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