cavolo
/KAH-voh-loh/ · interjection / noun
gosh / darn (lit. cabbage)
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Cavolo, che bello!
Wow, how lovely!
A polite little swear standing in for a ruder word. "Che cavolo vuoi?" is an exasperated "what on earth do you want?" The literal meaning, charmingly, is cabbage.