Napoletana
/nəˌpɒlɪˈtɑːnə/(also Napolitana)
noun
1 Early Music. Usually in form Napolitana. = villanella.
- The villanella is said to have originated in Naples, and thus when it became more widespread was sometimes known as the villanella alla Napoletana, sometimes giving rise to the understanding that the Napoletana was a particular type of villanella..
2 Cookery. A type of pizza consisting traditionally of tomatoes, anchovies, and (sometimes) mozzarella cheese.
- The addition of mozzarella is a relatively recent (non-Italian) development..
3A type of metal stove-top coffee pot with three sections one on top of another.
- Water is placed in the bottom section and coffee grounds in the middle section. The water is boiled and then the whole coffee pot is placed upside down, so that the hot water filters down through the coffee..
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in The Oxford Companion to Music. From Italian napoletana, use as noun of feminine form of napoletano.