"The honey" is a literal English equivalent of the Italian phrase il miele. The masculine singular definite article and noun reference the edible item as well as the color. The pronunciation will be "eel MYEH-ley" in Italian.
Il in Italian means "the" in English.
Il messaggio in Italian is "the message" in English.
Il placet in Italian means "the permit" in English.
Il pescecane in Italian means "the dogfish" in English.
Il piede in Italian means "the foot" in English.
Il Cenacolo in Italian is "The Last Supper" in English.
Il genio in Italian is "the genius" in English.
Il fortunato in Italian means "the lucky one" in English.
"The tomorrow" in English is il domani in Italian.
"The devil" in English is il diavolo in Italian.
"The job" in English is il lavoro in Italian.
"The best!" in English is Il migliore! in Italian.