What is 'boot' when translated from English to Italian?

Answer 1

Scarpone in terms of a man's boot and stivale in terms of a woman's are Italian equivalents of the English word "boot".

Specifically, the masculine noun scarpone calls to mind a boot whose heel is typical in height of a man's regular tie shoe. The masculine noun stivale designates a boot whose heel has the height of a woman's high-heeled slipper. Each may be preceded by the masculine singular definite article il ("the") or the masculine singular indefinite article un, uno ("a, one").

The respective pronunciations will be "skahr-POH-ney" and "stee-VAH-ley" in Italian.